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Conditions
Pain
Interventions
Acetaminophen, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years · Female only
Enrollment
33 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Obstetric Pain Management for Women With Opioid Use Disorder (QUEST)

NCT04308655
Conditions
Opioid-use Disorder
Interventions
Interview, Surveys
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
33 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Dural Puncture Epidural (DPE) Technique
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Ohio State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
150 participants
Timeline
2024 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbus, Ohio
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Ultrasound, Palpation
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
Thomas J. Vernon
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
18 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2016 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Association Between Bolus Rate and the Adequacy of Labor Analgesia Using Timed-intermittent Boluses

NCT02340806
Conditions
Labor Pain, Obstetric Pain
Interventions
CADD-Solis pump (Smiths Medical)
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
220 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2015 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

DPE Technique in Labor Epidural for Morbidly Obese Women

NCT03074695
Conditions
Morbid Obesity, Labor Pain
Interventions
Dural puncture epidural (DPE), Standard Epidural (EPL), Dural puncture epidural (DPE), Standard Epidural (EPL)
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 42 Years · Female only
Enrollment
141 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Fetal Life: Smart-Device Based Uterine Activity Monitoring

NCT03940365
Conditions
Labor Pain, Contraction
Interventions
Fetal Life tocometer device
Device
Lead sponsor
Fetal Life LLC
Industry
Eligibility
20 Years to 40 Years · Female only
Enrollment
17 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Louisville, Kentucky
Conditions
Labor Pain, Obstetric Pain
Interventions
Retrospective chart review
Other
Lead sponsor
Augusta University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
35 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Augusta, Georgia
Completed Phase 2 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Ketamine to Improve Recovery After Cesarean Delivery - Part 1

NCT04037085
Conditions
Obstetric Pain, Postpartum Depression, Breastfeeding, Pain, Acute, Pain, Chronic, Obstetric Anesthesia Problems, Drug Effect, Opioid Use
Interventions
Ketamine
Drug
Lead sponsor
Grace Lim, MD, MS
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 99 Years · Female only
Enrollment
8 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Birth Sisters Best Beginnings for Babies, Usual maternity care
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
Boston Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years · Female only
Enrollment
411 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Withdrawn Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Comparing Sedara to Butorphanol in Early Labor

NCT01636999
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
50% Nitrous Oxide/50% Oxygen
Drug
Lead sponsor
West Penn Allegheny Health System
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2012 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
ultrasound guidance, palpation guidance
Device
Lead sponsor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years · Female only
Enrollment
110 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Pregnancy, Labor Pain
Interventions
Ultrasound
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Missouri-Columbia
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2010 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbia, Missouri
Recruiting Phase 4 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

ED90 of Bupivacaine After Lidocaine Test Dose With DPE and EPL

NCT06146842
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride
Drug
Lead sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Other
Eligibility
Female only
Enrollment
120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Laboring Women Requesting Neuraxial Labor Analgesia
Interventions
Epidural Technique versus Dural Puncture Epidural Technique versus Combined Spinal Epidural Technique
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years · Female only
Enrollment
120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Fever, Labor Pain, Complication of Anesthesia During Pregnancy, Unspecified
Interventions
Methylprednisolone, Normal saline
Drug
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
135 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2012 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Music and/or Video Games During Labor

NCT03024411
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
iPod (Music/video games)
Other
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
253 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Galveston, Texas
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Optimal Bupivacaine Dose for Initiation of Labor Epidural Techniques

NCT04814537
Conditions
Labor Pain, Analgesia
Interventions
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride
Drug
Lead sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years · Female only
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2021 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Obstetric Placement Study Using EST

NCT04109365
Conditions
Obstetric Pain, Anesthesia, Local
Interventions
Electrical Epidural Stimulation Test (EST)
Diagnostic Test
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Palo Alto, California
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Virtual Reality Compared to Nitrous Oxide for Labor Analgesia

NCT04749043
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality Device, Nitrous oxide
Device · Drug
Lead sponsor
Brendan Carvalho
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2021 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Stanford, California
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
No Basal Infusion, Basal infusion, PCEA solution (bupivacaine and fentanyl)
Other · Drug
Lead sponsor
Neil Roy Connelly, MD
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2009 – 2010
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Springfield, Massachusetts
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Intracutaneous Sterile Water Injections

NCT01513447
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Intracutaneous injections
Drug
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years · Female only
Enrollment
8 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2011 – 2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Pain, Obstetric
Interventions
Bupivacaine Liposome Injectable Product, 0.25% plain bupivacaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years · Female only
Enrollment
120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Terminated Phase 2 Interventional Results available

Combined Spinal/Epidural (CSE) Saline Duration/Spread

NCT01062893
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Sterile normal saline 0 mls, 15 mls sterile normal saline
Other
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
12 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
82 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2009 – 2012
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Winston-Salem, North Carolina