Does the temperature of pain relief medicine affect fever during labor?
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests whether using a warmer or cooler numbing medicine during an epidural changes the chance of a mother developing a fever during labor. If you are planning an epidural for vaginal delivery, this trial may help improve pain relief and reduce fever risk.
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Who can take part
- You want an epidural for pain relief during labor.
- You are age 18 or older.
- You are at least 37 weeks pregnant (full-term).
- You are planning a vaginal delivery.
- You do not have a fever (temperature 100.4°F / 38°C or higher) before labor starts.
- You are not taking anti-inflammatory or fever-reducing medicines before labor.
Quick eligibility check
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