Clinical trials: Epidural Anesthesia
Postoperative Pain
Comparison of Bilateral Thoracic Paravertebral Block to Thoracic Epidural Analgesia for Post Operative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
Pain following abdominal surgery is managed with the use of thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) where the epidural is inserted in the spine at the level of scapula The risks due to TEA include difficulty with insertion, failure in…
- Trial name
- NCT01735851
- Testing
- Thoracic epidural analgesia, Bilateral Paravertebral block
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Hip Dislocation, Congenital, Postoperative Pain
Quadratus Lumborum Block for Pediatric Hip Surgery
Caudal blockade (CB) is one of the most frequently performed regional anaesthetic techniques in children. It's an efficient way to offer perioperative analgesia for painful sub-umbilical interventions but with high incidence of…
- Conditions
- Hip Dislocation, Congenital, Postoperative Pain, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT04292782
- Testing
- anterior Quadratus lumborum block, caudal block
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Tunis El Manar
Obstetric Anesthesia Problems, Headache
Post-dural Puncture Headache: A Retrospective Study
Neuraxial techniques are widely used in obstetric practice to provide analgesia and anesthesia. A common complication associated with neuraxial anesthesia is post-dural puncture headache (PDPH), resulting from unintentional or…
- Conditions
- Obstetric Anesthesia Problems, Headache, Epidural; Anesthesia, Headache
- Trial name
- NCT03790124
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Pregnancy, Labour
Minimum Effective Dose (MED) & Epidural Bupivacaine
Local anaesthetics are highly toxic drugs. They can cause toxicity by an absolute overdose, accidental injection in a blood vessel or slow absorption from the area of injection.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Labour, Primigravida Labour, Epidural Block
- Trial name
- NCT02116842
- Testing
- 0.1% bupivacaine, 0.075% bupivacaine, 40 µg fentanyl
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Surgical Pain
Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Caudal Epidural Analgesia
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the analgesic effect and safety of erector spinae plane block vs caudal epidural block in paediatric population undergoing lower limb cancer surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06815094
- Testing
- Regional analgesia either CEA or ESP
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute, Egypt
Anesthesia, Radical Mastectomy
Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Pectoral Nerve Block II
Modified Radical Mastectomy accounts for 31% of all breast surgeries and considered the fundamental surgical management for breast cancer. Nearly 40-60% of patients experience severe acute postoperative pain.
- Trial name
- NCT06188156
- Testing
- Anethesia
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Al-Azhar University
Postoperative Pain
Comparison of Quadratus Lumborum Block and Epidural Analgesia Following Kidney Transplant Surgery
Quadratus lumborum block as an alternative for postoperative analgesia compared with epidural block
- Trial name
- NCT03771339
- Testing
- Continuous Epidural analgesia, Bilateral Quadratus Lumborum block
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Caesarean Section
Ropivacaine 0.75% Versus Levobupivacaine 0.5% for Conversion of Labour Epidural
The aim of this trial is to compare the local anaesthetic ropivacaine to local anaesthetic levobupivacaine in converting the standard patient controlled labour epidural to provide anaesthesia for an emergency Caesarean section.
- Trial name
- RoLe (NCT01160965)
- Testing
- 0.5% levobupivacaine, 0.75% Ropivacaine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Cardiac Disease
Epidural and Cardiac Surgery
In the present study the investigators test the hypothesis that the epidural anesthesia added on the general anesthesia is able to improve patient's outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT01344603
- Where
- Italy
- Sponsor
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Labour Analgesia, Epidural Anaesthesia
Higher vs Lower Lumber Epidural Catheter Insertion During Labour: A Randomised Trial to Compare Efficacy.
This study will randomise pregnant women to labour epidural at a higher versus a lower lumbar level. Outcomes relating to success or failure of the epidural catheter at this level will be assessed.
- Trial name
- NCT06850636
- Testing
- Epidural Analgesia
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Rotunda Hospital
Inguinal Hernia, Circumcision
Analgesia in Children Using Caudal Epidural Ropivacaine
Caudal epidural analgesia (caudal block)is used in standard pediatric anesthesia practice. It has been shown to be effective in managing postoperative pain in children undergoing abdominal and infraumbilical surgery (Tobias et al…
- Trial name
- NCT01494272
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Morbid Obesity, Postoperative Pain
Patients-Controlled Epidural Analgesia After Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity Using Morphine-Levobupivacaine Regimens
Adequate postoperative analgesia can facilitate recovery following gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity. The efficacy and safety of intravenous patient - controlled analgesia has been studied, but up to date no data are…
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Bowel Function, Postoperative Ambulation
- Trial name
- NCT01249872
- Testing
- GROUP A : 0 mg MORPHINE-0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE, GROUP B : 1 mg MORPHINE- 0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE, GROUP C : 2 mg MORPHINE-0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Patras
Anesthesia, Caudal, Anatomy
Evaluation Of Caudal Epidural Anatomy By Ultrasonography İn Pediatric Patients
Detailed study of ultrasonographic caudal epidural anatomy
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Caudal, Anatomy, Ultrasonography, Pediatrics
- Trial name
- NCT03825172
- Testing
- Caudal Epidural Ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 348 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
Impact of Low-Dose Epidural Analgesia on Labour Progression in Low-Risk Women
Aim of the study was to analyse data on cervical dilation and fetal descent patterns in low-risk women, who did or did not receive intermittent low-dose epidural analgesia (EA), and who had either a vaginal or a caesarean…
- Trial name
- NCT06987591
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 5,995 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Surgery, Analgesia
Thoracic Epidural Analgesia vs Surgical Site Infiltration With Liposomal Bupivacaine Following Open Gynecologic Surgery
The goal of this study is to test the hypothesis that surgical site infiltration with liposomal bupivacaine (LB) is non-inferior to and more cost effective than thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) for patients undergoing open…
- Trial name
- NCT04117074
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, Thoracic epidural analgesia (bupivacaine)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Pregnancy
Use of Ultrasound in Obstetric Neuraxial Analgesia and Anesthesia Data Base
This is a data base building project on the use of pre-procedure ultrasound for the performance of labor epidural pain relief and spinal anesthesia for cesarean deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT01192074
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Colorectal Cancer, Pain
Epidural Versus Patient-controlled Analgesia for Reduction in Long-term Mortality Following Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the industrialized world (12% of all cancers). In Sweden, 6000 new cases of colorectal cancer are reported each year, and almost half of these cases result in death.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Pain, Other Complications
- Trial name
- EPICOL (NCT01318161)
- Testing
- Ropivacaine + opioid epidurally, Morphine
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Örebro University, Sweden
Pre-eclampsia
Investigating the Novel Observation of Right-left Difference in Uterine Artery Vascular Resistance in Pre-eclampsia
The investigators previously demonstrated that epidural ropivacaine reduces uterine artery vascular resistance in a dose dependent manner in pre-eclampsia.
- Trial name
- NCT00848679
- Testing
- Epidural lidocaine, Epidural lidocaine 2%
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Postoperative Pain, Inflammatory Response
Bilateral Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Versus Lumbar Epidural Block on Postoperative Analgesia, and Inflammatory Response in Abdominal Surgery
This study aims at comparing the effects of bilateral ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block versus lumbar epidural block on postoperative analgesia and inflammatory response following major lower abdominal cancer surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03958942
- Testing
- Ultrasound quadratus lumborum block with bupivacaine 25%, lumbar epideural block with bupivacaine 25%
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Stress Response, Hemodynamic Changes
Stress Response and Hemodynamic Changes Associated With Intrathecal Anesthesia Versus Caudal Epidural Anesthesia in Infants Undergoing Laparoscopic Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
The aim of this work was to assess stress response and hemodynamic changes associated with intrathecal anesthesia versus caudal epidural anesthesia in infants undergoing laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy.
- Conditions
- Stress Response, Hemodynamic Changes, Intrathecal Anesthesia, Caudal Epidural Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT06909396
- Testing
- General anesthesia, Intrathecal Anesthesia, Caudal block
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University