VerTouch Device: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
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Official title
Does the VerTouch Device Improve Insertion Site Identification for Lumbar Neuraxial Procedures When Compared to Palpation or Ultrasound Guided Site Selection? A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT04630171
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Lead sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Other
- Enrollment
- 86 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- Group #1: VerTouch utilized for identification of site for labor epidural or spinal anesthesia procedure Device
- Group #2: Ultrasound (US) utilized for identification of site for labor epidural or spinal anesthesia procedure Device
- Group #3: Control group, palpation utilized for identification of site for labor epidural or spinal anesthesia procedure Other
Device · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Dec 31, 2020
- Primary completion
- Nov 27, 2023
- Completion
- Nov 28, 2023
- Last update posted
- Sep 11, 2025
2021 – 2023
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Prentice Women's Hospital | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Sep 11, 2025 · Synced Jul 22, 2026
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