Gravity Flow Technique to Validate Proper Location of Epidural Needle Tip

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Epidural analgesia for childbirth may fail to provide adequate pain relief. At NYULMC, to maximize the likelihood that epidural analgesia will work well, the gravity flow technique is used when performing epidural procedures.

The gravity flow technique is not well known, and is therefore used in only a few hospitals. The purpose of this study is to quantify the reliability of the gravity flow technique to accurately validate the position of the epidural needle tip when performing lumbar epidural analgesia in laboring women.

Clinical Trial Description

The purpose of this study is to quantify the reliability of the gravity flow technique to accurately validate the position of the epidural needle tip when performing lumbar epidural analgesia in laboring women. This gravity flow technique was first described 26 years ago in 1991, and has been at NYU Langone for 15 years, since 2002. The technique has not been formally studied and this study is designed to enable assessment of the success rate of the gravity flow technique. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Epidural Anesthesia

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03317626
Study type	Interventional
Source	NYU Langone Health
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	September 20, 2017
Completion date	February 5, 2018

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