Does medicine volume affect labor epidural success?
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study wants to see if giving the same pain-relief medicine in a larger or smaller volume of fluid during an epidural makes a difference in how well it works and how satisfied you are. If you're having labor pain and are in early labor, you might be able to join.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are at least 36 weeks pregnant.
- You are being induced or in early labor (cervix less than 6 cm dilated).
- You are pregnant with one baby, and the baby is positioned head-down.
- You are generally healthy (classified as physical status 2).
- You have no major spinal conditions or surgery history, no preeclampsia, no magnesium sulfate, no recent narcotics, and no substance use disorder.
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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