Higher vs Lower Lumber Epidural Catheter Insertion During Labour: A Randomised Trial to Compare Efficacy.
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Labour Analgesia, Epidural Anaesthesia
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 162 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- The Rotunda Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
This study will randomise pregnant women to labour epidural at a higher versus a lower lumbar level. Outcomes relating to success or failure of the epidural catheter at this level will be assessed.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Women electing to have epidural analgesia in labour
Exclusion Criteria:
Known contraindication to epidural analgesia. Neurological illness Multiple gestation Fetal abnormalities In distress or requiring immediate epidural catheter placement