Reliability of Ultrasound Assisted Epidural Analgesia in Obese and Normal Weight Parturients

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-10-31

Study Completion Date

2013-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study wants to investigate if ultrasound assisted epidural catheter insertion for labor analgesia is easier and safer to the standard epidural technique.

Detailed Description

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This study has four specific aims:

1. to evaluate congruity between palpatory technique and ultrasound lumbar evaluation to identify the correct spinal space;
2. to compare between ultrasound evaluation and needle measure of skin-epidural space depth;
3. to compare between longitudinal and transverse ultrasound epidural space depth in obese and normal parturients;
4. to check the reduction of complications and failure rates of epidural analgesia with ultrasound assistance.

Conditions

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Pregnancy

Keywords

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epidural analgesia ultrasound labor analgesia labor

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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normal subjects

parturients admitted to the labor ward who request epidural analgesia with BMI \< 30

No interventions assigned to this group

obese subjects

parturients admitted to the labor ward who request epidural analgesia with BMI \> 30

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* all women who request epidural analgesia for labor

Exclusion Criteria

* all women who present contraindication for epidural analgesia

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Paolo Severgnini

Prof.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Paolo Severgnini, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universita' degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese, Italy

Locations

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Azienda ospedaliera ospedale Circolo e Fondazione Macchi

Varese, Varese, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Other Identifiers

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18894

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id