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Conditions
Thoracic Epidural
Interventions
Thoracic Epidural Catheter Fixation Techniques
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Utah
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
300 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Salt Lake City, Utah
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
Esophageal Cancer, Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
Esophagectomy, Transversus abdominis plane catheter, Epidural
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Swedish Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
38 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington
Terminated Phase 2 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Optimizing Anesthesia for Post Partum Tubal Ligations

NCT03993314
Conditions
Pregnancy Related
Interventions
Chloroprocaine, Bupivacaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
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
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
Withdrawn Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Epidural Loading: High Volume, Low Concentration

NCT02803450
Conditions
Labor and Delivery
Interventions
Epidural needle, Catheter Administration, Standard of Care Epidural Administration
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Ohio State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 89 Years · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbus, Ohio
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
Conditions
Pain Levels
Interventions
25G Dural Puncture Epidural, Standard Epidural
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Arkansas
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
280 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Little Rock, Arkansas
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 Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Does Ultrasound Help With Placement of Labor Analgesia in Pregnant Patients?

NCT02207972
Conditions
Pregnancy
Interventions
Use of Ultrasound, No ultrasound used
Device · Procedure
Lead sponsor
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 48 Years · Female only
Enrollment
46 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2013 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Clonidine or fentanyl
Drug
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
Ends 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
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
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Effects of Bupivacaine Induced Motor Blockade During the Second Stage of Labor

NCT01621230
Conditions
Pregnancy
Interventions
Epidural Bupivacaine plus fentanyl, Epidural fentanyl
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
16 Years to 44 Years · Female only
Enrollment
481 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2009 – 2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Effects of Analgesic Techniques on Duration of Labor for Induction Patients

NCT01982851
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
134 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2010 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Anesthesia
Interventions
Dural puncture epidurals (DPE), Traditional epidurals (EPI), Combined-spinal epidural technique (CSE)
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years · Female only
Enrollment
57 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
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
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Fentanyl 20 mcg, Fentanyl 100 mcg
Drug
Lead sponsor
Ohio State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
65 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbus, Ohio
Conditions
Labor Pain
Interventions
Tetracaine, Bupivacaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University
Other
Eligibility
12 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
46 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2009 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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
Completed Phase 3 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Bupivacaine With Epidural Volume Extension

NCT03110003
Conditions
Spinal Anesthesia, Epidural; Anesthesia
Interventions
10 mg Bupivacaine, 5 mg Bupivacaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years · Female only
Enrollment
45 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

The Association Between Decreasing Labor Analgesia Epidural Infusion and Forceps Delivery

NCT00443560
Conditions
Labor Pain, Pregnancy
Interventions
Case controlled analysis of epidural labor analgesia patterns
Other
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years · Female only
Enrollment
2,162 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2006
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Ventral Hernia, Ventral Hernia Repair, Postoperative Pain
Interventions
Bupivicaine, Fentanyl, Thoracic epidural analgesia, Hydromorphone, Acetaminophen, Ketorolac, magnesium sulfate, Tramadol, Gabapentin, Cyclobenzaprine, transversus abdominis plane block
Drug · Device · Procedure
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
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