Status:
COMPLETED
Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: Bupivacaine With or Without Fentanyl
Lead Sponsor:
Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Conditions:
Pain
Eligibility:
FEMALE
16-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The safest form of anesthesia for Cesarean section is a spinal anesthetic. All spinal anesthetics contain a local anesthetic and/or a narcotic. A drug named bupivacaine is the most commonly used local...
Detailed Description
There have been many studies looking at different doses and combinations of bupivacaine and fentanyl but there is no agreement among anesthesiologists as to the best combination of drugs. The main pr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- healthy patients (ASA 1 or 2)
- BMI \< 40
- height between 5 \& 6 feet
Exclusion
- parturients with pregnancy induced hypertension or preeclampsia
- parturients with significant cardiac, renal or other organ-system disease which preclude choice of spinal anesthesia
- emergency delivery
- triplet or greater multiple gestation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
140 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00808327
Start Date
January 1 2009
End Date
August 1 2009
Last Update
November 20 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G1X5