Ropivacaine and Fentanyl for Labor Epidural Initiation

Recruiting Phase 3 Interventional Study
Pregnancy Labor and Delivery Labor Analgesia
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Pivotal Trial This treatment is in the last trial phase before FDA approval. Prior Safety Data This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Female
Trial phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
50 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco · Other
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About This Trial

This study is being done to determine the most effective dose of medicine to use to initially provide effective pain relief within the first 30 minutes of receiving an epidural for pain labor during labor. The study team will also study any side effects related to the epidural medication and patients' satisfaction with the quality of pain relief after receiving the epidural.

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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with singleton vertex pregnancies in active labor (latent or spontaneous labor or after induction of labor) * Cervical dilatation between 2 and 7 cm * Requesting neuraxial labor analgesia * Age 18 or older Exclusion Criteria: * Significant obstetric disease (e.g., p…
Contacts

Alexander Butwick, MBBS, FRCA, MS

415-514-3757

alexander.butwick@ucsf.edu

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