Status:
COMPLETED
Neuraxial Versus Systemic Analgesia for Latent Phase Labor Effect on Rate of Operative Delivery
Lead Sponsor:
Northwestern University
Collaborating Sponsors:
International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)
Conditions:
Labor Pain
Pregnancy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study in nulliparous women undergoing induction of labor is to determine whether initiation of neuraxial analgesia compared to systemic opioid analgesia early in labor (\< 4 cm cer...
Detailed Description
Women in early labor frequently request pain medication. Obstetricians may prescribe narcotics (administered as an intravenous (IV) or intramuscular (IM) injection). However, IV or IM narcotics provid...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- induction of labor
- nulliparity
- \>36 weeks gestation
- singleton
- vertex position
- cervical dilation \< 4 cm at first request for analgesia
- desires neuraxial analgesia
Exclusion
- spontaneously laboring
- multiparity
- nonvertex presentation
- at or \>4cm at analgesia request
- chronic opioid therapy
- acute opioid therapy within 4 hours of analgesia request
- allergy to study drugs (hydromorphone, fentanyl, bupivacaine, lidocaine)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
1026 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00380978
Start Date
October 1 2001
End Date
September 1 2008
Last Update
April 14 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611