Does the Volume of Medication Affect the Success of Labor Epidural Analgesia

ConditionLabor Pain and to Reduce Pain

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phasePhase 4

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexFemale

Age18-50

SponsorBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether changing the volume and concentration of a medication affects the quality of pain relief and the side effects associated with labor epidural analgesia.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

18 years of age or older

Gestational age of 36 weeks or greater

American Society of Anesthesiology physical status 2

Induction of labor or early labor (cervical dilation < 6cm)

Disqualifiers

Preeclampsia

Receiving magnesium sulfate

Having received narcotics within 4 hours

Multiple gestation

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

administration of bupivacaine 7.5 mg and fentanyl 24 mcg every 40 minutes

Treatment groups

70 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov