Do Epidurals Placed at a Lower Level Improve Labor Analgesia?

Do Epidurals Placed at a Lower Level Improve Labour Analgesia

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00954317

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-08-07

Start date

2009-09-30

Completion date

2014-01-31

Last updated

2012-11-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Labor Analgesia

Keywords

epidural, labour analgesia

Brief summary

The investigators wish to compare the analgesia provided by epidurals placed high in the lumbar spine versus epidurals place low in the lumbar spine.

Interventions

PROCEDUREepidural placed low

epidural placed low

PROCEDUREhigh epidural

high epidural

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* women in active labor

Exclusion criteria

* known contraindications to epidural analgesia * moderate to severe systemic illness as evidenced by an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score of 3 or higher. * known abnormalities of the spinal column * any neurologic illness * multiple gestations, fetal abnormalities or fetal presentation other than vertex * recent history of analgesic usage * an inability to communicate in English or French * Body Mass Index greater than 40 * patients in pain requesting an immediate epidural

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of epidural medication boluses required	30 minutes and 1 hour

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Labour progress	24 hours

Countries

Canada

Contacts

Primary Contactalbert r moore, md

moore_albert@hotmail.com514.934.1934

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026