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Withdrawn Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Epidural Loading Prior to Catheter Insertion

NCT02883283
Conditions
Administration Methods of Labor Analgesia
Interventions
Epidural loading dose, Epidural catheter, Epidural needle
Procedure · Device
Lead sponsor
Ohio State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2013 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbus, Ohio
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Rivanna Ultrasound for Neuraxial Block

NCT03214640
Conditions
Analgesia
Interventions
Rivanna Accuro US Device, Palpation, Neuraxial Analgesia, Spinal Block
Device · Other · Procedure
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years · Female only
Enrollment
128 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Conditions
Pain
Interventions
Bupivacaine, Hydromorphone, Fentanyl
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
46 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2023
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Neuraxial Versus Systemic Analgesia for Latent Phase Labor Effect on Rate of Operative Delivery

NCT00380978
Conditions
Labor Pain, Pregnancy
Interventions
combined spinal epidural analgesia, late analgesia (systemic)
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
1,026 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2001 – 2008
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Interventions
Lumbar Plexus Blockade, Control
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
83 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2010 – 2011
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
New York, New York
Completed Early Phase 1 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Comparison of Chloroprocaine vs Lidocaine for Epidural Anesthesia in Cesarean Delivery

NCT03414359
Conditions
Surgical Anesthesia, Cesarean Section
Interventions
2% Lidocaine, 3% Chloroprocaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Arkansas
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 99 Years · Female only
Enrollment
70 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Little Rock, Arkansas
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Results available

Minimal Opioid Use After Total Hip Replacement (THR)

NCT03090152
Conditions
Osteoarthritis, Hip
Interventions
Periarticular injection (Deep injection), Periarticular injection (Superficial injection), Bupivacaine, Placebo
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Other
Eligibility
50 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
180 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Effects of Analgesic Techniques on Duration of Spontaneously Laboring Patients

NCT01982838
Conditions
Effects of; Anesthesia, in Labor and Delivery, Pregnancy, Prolonged First Stage of Labor
Interventions
Epidural de novo, CSE
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years · Female only
Enrollment
129 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2010 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Ropivacaine 0.1% Injectable Solution, Bupivacaine 0.25% Injectable Solution
Drug
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years · Female only
Enrollment
101 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Combined Spinal-Epidural Versus Traditional Labor Epidural

NCT00151346
Conditions
Labour Pain
Interventions
Bupivacaine and Fentanyl (for CSE), Bupivacaine and Fentanyl (for traditional epidural)
Drug
Lead sponsor
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years · Female only
Enrollment
127 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2003 – 2006
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Hip Disease
Interventions
Bupivacaine + dexamethasone, Ultrasound
Drug · Device
Lead sponsor
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
96 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Completed Phase 2 Interventional Results available

Comparison of Loss of Resistance Techniques

NCT00638274
Conditions
Pain Relief
Interventions
Air, Saline
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
Female only
Enrollment
356 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2005 – 2008
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Conditions
Vaginal Delivery
Interventions
saline, fentanyl/bupivacaine/epinephrine
Drug
Lead sponsor
Ochsner Health System
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 34 Years · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2009 – 2010
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New Orleans, Louisiana
Conditions
Pregnancy, Breech Presentation
Interventions
Combined spinal-epidural analgesia, Intravenous fentanyl (50mcg)
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years · Female only
Enrollment
101 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2002 – 2006
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Readiness to Discharge
Interventions
Peri-Articular Injection, Epidural Pathway (PCEA+FNB)
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
91 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2010 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Prophylactic Ephedrine and Combined Spinal Epidurals for Labor

NCT02062801
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Ephedrine, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Sharp HealthCare
Other
Eligibility
Female only
Enrollment
710 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2012 – 2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Diego, California
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Pain Relief Effects on Length of Labor

NCT01750099
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Combined Spinal-epidural, Continuous Lumbar epidural
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
16 Years to 44 Years · Female only
Enrollment
202 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

CSE v. Epidural for Postpartum Depression

NCT03022526
Conditions
Depression, Postpartum, Labor Pain
Interventions
CSE, Epidural, Bupivacaine / fentaNYL
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
Grace Lim, MD, MS
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years · Female only
Enrollment
61 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Labor
Interventions
Ephedrine, Normal Saline Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years · Female only
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Optimizing Dose of Bupivacaine in Combined Spinal Epidurals To Reduce Side Effects

NCT02159807
Conditions
Pregnancy
Interventions
Bupivacaine, Fentanyl
Drug
Lead sponsor
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 48 Years · Female only
Enrollment
170 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2015 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

A Pilot Study of Biomarkers in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

NCT02325687
Conditions
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Interventions
Lumbar Puncture (Standard-of-Care)
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Other
Eligibility
50 Years to 84 Years
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Cesarean Section, Anesthesia, Obstetric
Interventions
Intrathecal 1.6 ml 0.75% bupivacaine in 8.25% dextrose combined with 15 mcg fentanyl and 150 mcg preservative-free morphine
Drug
Lead sponsor
Oregon Health and Science University
Other
Eligibility
15 Years to 55 Years · Female only
Enrollment
250 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Portland, Oregon