Obstetric Placement Study Using EST
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorStanford University
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Females, 18 years and older
American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II
Full-term pregnancy with request for epidural early in labour (i.e. Regular labor or C-Section)
Disqualifiers
Contraindication to regional anesthesia
Allergy or hypersensitivity to lidocaine, bupivacaine, or fentanyl
Use of sedatives or opioids
Abnormal vertebrae anatomy
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Electrical Epidural Stimulation Test (EST)
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov