Status:
COMPLETED
Does Ultrasound Scanning of the Lumbar Spine Improve Patient Satisfaction and the Ease of Insertion Epidurals?
Lead Sponsor:
Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Conditions:
Labor Pain
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Ultrasound scanning of the back has been shown to increase success when used to guide epidural catheter insertion. However, this technique is not applied widely in clinical practice. Stronger evidence...
Detailed Description
Studies have shown that ultrasound scanning of the lumbar spine is beneficial in certain circumstances (eg. predicted difficult epidurals). However, no large scale studies with multiple anesthesiologi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- For Patients:
- ability to Speak in English
- requesting epidural analgesia for labour
- having easily palpable spine (clinically 'easy' back)
Exclusion
- contraindications to epidural analgesia
- patients with a history of difficult epidural insertions or spinal anesthetic
- Patients with a known history of back surgery
- patients with known significant kyph0scoliosis
- For Anesthesiologists:
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Residents and fellows training or practicing at Mount Sinai hospital and enrolled in either a residency or fellowship program at the University of Toronto.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
128 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00996905
Start Date
October 1 2009
End Date
October 1 2010
Last Update
February 23 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9W2S4