Status:
COMPLETED
Minimum Local Anesthetic Volume of Bupivacaine in Labour Epidurals
Lead Sponsor:
Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Conditions:
Acute Pain
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Different medications can be used as analgesics in labor epidurals. Bupivacaine is one of the most commonly used drugs for that purpose. The efficacy of a certain medication injected epidurally depend...
Detailed Description
Epidural administration of local anesthetics during labor produces analgesia, sympathetic block and motor block. The characteristics of the block depend on the volume and concentration of the local an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ASA I or II
- Full term (more than 37 weeks gestation)
- Singleton pregnancy, vertex presentation
- Regular painful contractions occurring at least every 5 minutes
- Cervical dilatation \< 5 cm
Exclusion
- Any contraindication to epidural anesthesia
- Accidental dural puncture
- Allergy or hypersensitivity to bupivacaine
- Women who have received opioids or sedative medications within the last 4 hours
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00450099
Start Date
October 1 2005
End Date
August 1 2007
Last Update
December 17 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X5