Status:
COMPLETED
Changes in Sensory Block Level During a Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Regimen for Labor Analgesia: an Observational Cohort Study
Lead Sponsor:
Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Conditions:
Labor Pain
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-55 years
Brief Summary
Epidural analgesia is widely used for managing pain during labor. The programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) technique has been shown to produce less consumption of local anesthetics, better se...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- women admitted to the Labor and Delivery unit at Mount Sinai Hospital that request and have no contraindications to receive epidural analgesia
- 18 years old or more
- capable of understanding and signing the written informed consent
- have no language barrier to respond to the level of sensory block assessment
- and have no conditions that could compromise the body sensitivity to cold.
Exclusion
- unintentional dural puncture during labour epidural placement
- do not achieve adequate pain control 20 minutes after the loading dose (numeric rating scale (NRS)\>1 on a 0-10 NRS),
- deliver before 160 minutes following the loading dose
- require rescue boluses in the first 80 minutes after initiation of PIEB (that is, before the 2nd PIEB bolus)
- withdraw their consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 2 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 9 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04716660
Start Date
February 2 2021
End Date
August 9 2021
Last Update
September 21 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G1X5