Clinical trials: Labor Analgesia
Administration Methods of Labor Analgesia
Epidural Loading Prior to Catheter Insertion
This study explores the potential for a more rapid onset of pain relief when drug administration is performed through the epidural needle, a technique of epidural loading that provides a rapid and reliable level of labor…
- Trial name
- NCT02883283
- Testing
- Epidural loading dose, Epidural catheter, Epidural needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Labour Pain
Spoken Animation for Labour Epidural
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new animated information film as a tool for introducing the concept of epidural as a method of labour pain relief to expectant women.
- Trial name
- SALE (NCT07202221)
- Testing
- Participant views Epidural animation before reading gold standard written information, Participant receives current gold standard written information alone
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Tramadol for Labor Analgesia
Tramadol for Labor Analgesia: a Placebo Controlled Randomised Control Trial
Tramadol for labor analgesia: a low risk placebo controlled randomised control trial
- Trial name
- NCT02999594
- Testing
- Tramadol Hydrochloride, Distilled Water
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maulana Azad Medical College
Labor Pain
Effect of LED Photobiomodulation on Analgesia During Labor
The aim of this study is to valuate the effects of LED photobiomodulation on analgesia during labor.ight-emitting diode (LED) photobiomodulation is an effective and noninvasive alternative to pharmacological methods.n total, 60…
- Trial name
- EPAL (NCT03496857)
- Testing
- Light emitting diode, Bath Therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
Obstetric Pain
The Effect of the Transversus Abdominis Plane Block to Postoperative Analgesia for Cesarean Section
The transversus abdominis plane block (TAP block) has effect to postoperative analgesia for cesarean section with spinal anesthesia but it was limited for cesarean section with general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT03634111)
- Testing
- TAP block, Morphine, Ropivacaine
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gia Dinh People Hospital
Labor Pain
Usefulness of the Tsui Test in Combined Spinal-Epidural Analgesia in Labour
Combined spinal epidural anesthesia (CSE) is a very effective technique to provide labor analgesia. One of the disadvantages of this technique is the delay in recognizing an error in the position of the epidural catheter because…
- Trial name
- NCT00464841
- Testing
- Combined spinal epidural, Tsui Test for intrathecal catheter
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Labor Pain, Analgesia, Epidural
A Study on the Effect of Position on Walking Labour Epidural Efficacy
This study is being done to better understand how patient positioning can affect pain relief after an epidural. In addition to pain, the investigators will assess how position affects epidural spread, and its effects on maternal…
- Trial name
- NCT04469101
- Testing
- Lumbar Epidural
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Pain, Obstetric
Efficacy of Extended-Release Liposomal Bupivacaine for Post-Partum Pain Management Following Obstetrical Laceration
We propose a prospective, randomized, single blinded trial with subjects recruited from the WRNMMC Labor and Delivery Unit to study post-partum efficacy of Exparel® for pain control in patients undergoing a vaginal delivery who…
- Trial name
- NCT03152877
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Liposome Injectable Product, 0.25% plain bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Labor Pain
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Labor Pain Control
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-invasive electro-physical modality used for several pain conditions including labor pain control.
- Trial name
- NCT04894539
- Testing
- DS5 electrical stimulator
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Analgesia, Obstetrical, Coagulation Defect; Postpartum
IV Ketorolac on Platelet Function Post-Cesarean Delivery
Cesarean delivery has become the most common surgical procedure in the US. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been shown to improve the quality of post-cesarean analgesia and markedly reduce opioid consumption.
- Conditions
- Analgesia, Obstetrical, Coagulation Defect; Postpartum, Nonsteroidals (NSAIDs)Toxicity, Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- KetoPltAgg (NCT03805607)
- Testing
- Ketorolac Tromethamine 30 MG/ML
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Pain
Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia Versus Continuous Epidural Infusion: Obstetrical and Neonatal Outcomes
The investigators intend to perform a large randomized trial using standardized obstetrical and anesthetic practice at a single institution to determine the effects of patient controlled epidural analgesia on obstetrical and…
- Trial name
- Epidural (NCT00810914)
- Testing
- bupivicaine epidural, bupivicaine epidural infusion patient epidural, bupivicaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MemorialCare
Labor
Impact of Prophylactic Ephedrine on Fetal Heart Tracing and Uterine Tetanic Contraction After CSE
Labor analgesia is an important component of the care of laboring patients. A known side effect of combined spinal and epidural anesthesia (a type of labor analgesia) is an increased incidence of category II fetal heart rate…
- Trial name
- NCT05873218
- Testing
- Ephedrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Labor Pain, Labor Analgesia
Combined Implementation of Dural Puncture Epidural and Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus for Labor Analgesia
This study intends to carry out a prospective, randomized double-blind study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the combined implementation of Dural puncture epidural (DPE) technique and Programmed intermittent epidural bolus…
- Trial name
- NCT03366935
- Testing
- EPL and CEI, DPE and CEI, DPE and PIEB
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital
Labor Analgesia
The Impact of Needle Manipulation and Accuracy Between Hand Held Automatic and Traditional Ultrasound Device
In this double blinded randomized controlled trial, the investigators would like to compare the effects on needle manipulation when relatively inexperienced sonographist (< 1 year of ultrasound experience) perform ultrasound…
- Trial name
- NCT05909085
- Testing
- Traditional ultrasound, Automated ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Anesthesia
Magnesium for Shivering in Epidural Lidocaine Deliveries
Magnesium has been shown to decrease the shivering experienced from neuraxial anesthesia. This study aims to investigate whether magnesium decreases the shivering experienced in parturients undergoing labor epidural anesthesia…
- Trial name
- Mag-SHIELD (NCT03439358)
- Testing
- Magnesium Sulfate, Normal Saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Labour Analgesia and Neonate Activity
Labour Analgesia and Movement in Babies
This study aims to measure movements in babies after they are born using an actigraph, a wristwatch-sized device worn on the ankle, which works similarly to the device used by runners to count the number of steps they have taken.
- Trial name
- LAMB (NCT01280084)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Labor Pain
A Comparison Study of Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia (PCEA) With and Without Basal Infusion Using Ropivacaine 0,15% and Fentanyl μg/ml for Pain Relief in Labor, Assessment of Efficacy and Maternal Satisfaction.
This is a prospective, randomized, double blind study, in which a comparison of patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) of continuous background infusion with demand dose and demand only, using ropivacaine 0,15% and fentanyl…
- Trial name
- NCT02084589
- Testing
- PCEA with basal infusion and demand dose using ropivacaine 0,15% and fentanyl 2μg/ml for pain relief in labor, PCEA without basal infusion (demand only) using ropivacaine 0,15% and fentanyl 2μg/ml for pain relief in labor
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paraskevi Matsota
Labor Pain, Post-cesarean Delivery
Mu-Opioid Receptor Genetic Polymorphism and Intrathecal Analgesia
Pharmacogenetics has allowed clinicians to identify associations between an individual's genetic profile and his/her response to drugs.
- Trial name
- NCT00418015
- Testing
- Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 293 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pain
Does the TAP Block Work Better Than the TFP Block for Relieving Pain
Regional anesthetics, nerve blocks, and interfascial blocks are becoming more common in many types of surgery to help with pain after surgery.
- Trial name
- Tapblock (NCT06975735)
- Testing
- TAP Plane Block, TFP Block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Labour
Systematic Clonidine for Epidural Analgesia in Labour
In a prospective randomised study involving primiparous women in spontaneous uncomplicated labour with cervical dilatation < 5 cm, epidural analgesia will be given with an initial volume of 20 mL anaesthetic solution, followed by…
- Trial name
- NCT00983125
- Testing
- Clonidine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand