Remote monitoring during labor pain relief with remifentanil
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a way to watch your vital signs (like heart rate and breathing) continuously while you receive remifentanil, a pain medicine given through an IV during labor. The goal is to make sure it's safe and effective for managing labor pain.
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Who can take part
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- You must be able to sign a consent form agreeing to take part.
- You must be in labor with one baby, head down, at more than 37 weeks of pregnancy, and expected to be healthy.
- You must be in active labor (having regular contractions).
- You must not have heart or lung disease.
- You must not have taken any other opioid pain medicine in the last 4 hours.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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