Do Epidurals Placed at a Lower Level Improve Labor Analgesia?
NCT ID: NCT00954317
Last Updated: 2012-11-30
Study Results
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-09-30
2014-01-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Low epidural
epidural placed in the lower lumbar vertebral column
epidural placed low
epidural placed low
high epidural
high epidural
high epidural
high epidural
Interventions
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epidural placed low
epidural placed low
high epidural
high epidural
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* moderate to severe systemic illness as evidenced by an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score of 3 or higher.
* known abnormalities of the spinal column
* any neurologic illness
* multiple gestations, fetal abnormalities or fetal presentation other than vertex
* recent history of analgesic usage
* an inability to communicate in English or French
* Body Mass Index greater than 40
* patients in pain requesting an immediate epidural
18 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Albert Moore
Dr.
Locations
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Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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Moore A, Villeneuve V, Bravim B, El-Bahrawy A, El-Mouallem E, Kaufman I, Hatzakorzian R, Li Pi Shan W. The Labor Analgesia Requirements in Nulliparous Women Randomized to Epidural Catheter Placement in a High or Low Intervertebral Space. Anesth Analg. 2017 Dec;125(6):1969-1974. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002076.
Other Identifiers
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SDR-08-052
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id