Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
FEMALE
NCT04109365

Obstetric Placement Study Using EST

Led by Stanford University · Updated on 2025-05-01

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

258 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

Combined spinal-epidural (CSE) is an established technique for providing labour analgesia to obstetric patients which provides rapid onset but unsustained analgesia. The epidural catheter can be used to extend and provide continuous pain relief, however during single-segment needle-through-needle CSE, the catheter is untested. This study aims to confirm placement of epidural catheters of anesthesia through the epidural stimulation test (EST) which was first described by the PI of the study for confirming placement of epidural catheters approximately 20 years ago.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Obstetric Placement Study Using EST

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
FEMALE

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Female, 18 years and older
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II
  • Full-term pregnancy with request for epidural early in labour (regular labor or C-Section)
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Contraindication to regional anesthesia
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to lidocaine, bupivacaine, or fentanyl
  • Use of sedatives or opioids
  • Abnormal vertebrae anatomy
  • Neurological disorder with lumbar involvement
  • Implanted electronic devices

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Lucille Packard Children's Hospital

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

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Research Team

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Chynna Villanueva, BS, RN

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How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

NA

Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Number of Arms

1

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