Ultrasound High BMI Study
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Official title
Time for Neuraxial Block Placement With Use of Ultrasound in Patients With High BMI
Brief summary
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This is a prospective experimental pilot study of full-term non-emergent obese parturients whose labor is being managed with epidural anesthesia to determine if neuraxial block placement with pre-procedure handheld ultrasound affects time to placement or number of needle passes. Approximately 25 patients, presenting for delivery at the University of Kentucky HealthCare Obstetrics Department, will be randomized to either the ultrasound or palpation group, between study approval and 31 July 2022.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT05052658
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 23 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 50 Years
- Sex
- Female
- 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
- Oct 26, 2021
- Primary completion
- Dec 12, 2022
- Completion
- Dec 12, 2022
- Last update posted
- Jan 24, 2023
2021 – 2022
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Medical Center | Lexington | Kentucky | 40536 | — |
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- Last update posted Jan 24, 2023 · Synced Sep 25, 2026
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