Clinical trials: Labor Analgesia, open to volunteers
Labor Analgesia, Labor Pain
Effect of Dural Puncture Epidural Analgesia on Oxytocin in Early vs Late Labor
Oxytocin is a key hormone that regulates uterine contractions during labor. Dural Puncture Epidural Analgesia (DPEA) is a modern technique for labor pain relief that provides faster onset and more reliable analgesia than standard…
- Conditions
- Labor Analgesia, Labor Pain, Oxytocin
- Trial name
- DPEA-OXY (NCT07873814)
- Testing
- Dural Puncture Epidural Analgesia (DPEA)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Labour Analgesia
A Digital Educational Resource to Improve Preparedness for Shared Decision Making About Labour Analgesia
Labour analgesia decisions are often made under time pressure, while in pain, which may lead patients to feel unprepared or uninformed.
- Trial name
- PrepDM (NCT07516171)
- Testing
- Preparation for Decision Making (PrepDM) Scale, Questionnaire
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai 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
Labor Epidural Analgesia, Perfusion Index
Perfusion Index Variability During Epidural Labor Analgesia
This prospective, single-centre observational study evaluates changes in the peripheral Perfusion Index (PI) - a non-invasive parameter derived from the pulse-oximetry photoplethysmographic waveform - in women receiving epidural…
- Conditions
- Labor Epidural Analgesia, Perfusion Index, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07831967
- Testing
- Epidural (or opioid-only combined spinal-epidural) labor analgesia
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
Labor Pain, Analgesia
ED90 of Epidural Bupivacaine With Lidocaine for the Initiation of Labor Analgesia
To estimate the dose of bupivacaine required to achieve initial effective comfort in 90% of patients (ED90) via the epidural (DPE or EPL) technique in women undergoing labor after receiving a lidocaine "test dose"
- Trial name
- NCT05543694
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Labor, Obstetric, Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
Integrated Intrapartum Supportive Care and Pushing Strategies in Women Receiving Low-Dose Epidural Analgesia
This prospective, three-arm, non-randomized quasi-experimental study aims to evaluate integrated intrapartum supportive care combined with different pushing strategies among women at 37-42 weeks of gestation who receive low-dose…
- Conditions
- Labor, Obstetric, Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric, Labor Duration
- Trial name
- NCT07663500
- Testing
- Integrated Care with Immediate Pushing, Integrated Care with Spontaneous Pushing Group, Standard Routine Care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Pregnant Women, Labor Pain
Neuraxial Labor Analgesia and Offspring Neurodevelopment
How perinatal factors affect the long-term development of children has always been an issue of much concern. This study is designed to explore the potential impact of maternal neuraxial labor analgesia exposure on offspring…
- Conditions
- Pregnant Women, Labor Pain, Analgesia, Epidural, Infants
- Trial name
- NCT04964206
- Testing
- Neuraxial labor analgesia, No neuraxial labor analgesia
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 4,645 people
- Sponsor
- Dong-Xin Wang
Postpartum Depression (PPD), Labor Analgesia
Maternal Expectations on Labor Analgesia and Risk of Postpartum Depression: An Observational Study
Postpartum Depression (PPD) is defined as the development of depression at any time during the first year after childbirth¹. Its prevalence ranges from 15% to 20%.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression (PPD), Labor Analgesia, Expectations
- Trial name
- NCT07292649
- Testing
- Epidural analgesia, Spinal analgesia for labour pain, No neuraxial analgesia
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 3,640 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Labor Pain, Analgesia, Epidural
Comparing PIEB and CEI for Labor Pain Relief
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of two epidural analgesia maintenance methods for labor pain relief: Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus (PIEB) and Continuous Epidural…
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Analgesia, Epidural, Analgesia, Obstetrical, Labor, Obstetric
- Trial name
- COPILOT (NCT07395934)
- Testing
- PIEB + PCEA, CEI + PCEA
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Da Nang Family General Hospital
Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery
Ropivacaine and Fentanyl for Labor Epidural Initiation
This study is being done to determine the most effective dose of medicine to use to initially provide effective pain relief within the first 30 minutes of receiving an epidural for pain labor during labor.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery, Labor Analgesia
- Trial name
- EV90_DPE (NCT07076368)
- Testing
- Ropivacaine + Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Maternal Hypotension, Labor Epidural Analgesia
Maternal and Fetal Clinical Significance of Hypotension Following Labor Epidural Analgesia
The goal of this study is to learn how often blood pressure drops after an epidural for labor and how these drops may affect the parent and the baby.
- Conditions
- Maternal Hypotension, Labor Epidural Analgesia, Fetal Heart Rate Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT07272018
- Testing
- Epidural Analgesia (Standard Clinical Care)
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- The Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Pruritis, Hypotension Drug-Induced
Incidence of Pruritus Using Intrathecal Fentanyl Versus Epidural Fentanyl to Initiate Labour Analgesia.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of neuraxial analgesia initiation on the incidence of pruritus in laboring women.
- Conditions
- Pruritis, Hypotension Drug-Induced, Urinary Retention, Fetal Bradycardia During Labor
- Trial name
- NCT07187427
- Testing
- Spinal analgesia, Epidural Analgesia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Labor Analgesia
Anesthesia Clinical Practice During Labour Neuraxial Analgesia
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the communication between the anesthesiologist and the patient prior the initiation and during the administration of the labor neuraxial analgesia.
- Trial name
- ACP-LNA (NCT07083167)
- Testing
- No Interventions.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Labor Analgesia, Prolonged
Effects of Ropivacaine Concentrations on Prolonged Labor Analgesia
With the changes in medical models and improvements in people's quality of life, parturients have higher demands for childbirth, making the alleviation and elimination of labor pain an important aspect of modern obstetrics.
- Conditions
- Labor Analgesia, Prolonged, Ropivacaine, Concentration
- Trial name
- NCT07007650
- Testing
- High-concentration Ropivacaine, Low concentration ropivacaine group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Chengdu Jinjiang Maternity and Child Health Hospital
Analgesia, Obstetrical, Post-Dural Puncture Headache
Intrathecal Catheter Placement Versus Resiting Epidural Catheter After Dural Puncture in Obstetric Patients
Epidural anesthesia represents the most popular method for pain relief during labour. Unintentional dural puncture (UDP) occurs in 0.4-1.5% of labour epidural analgesia, representing therefore the most common complication.
- Trial name
- ItaREVI (NCT05977361)
- Testing
- Resiting Epidural Catheter, Intrathecal Catheter Placement
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS