Analgesic Efficacy of a Multiport Versus Uniport Flexible Catheter for Labor Epidural Analgesia

Labor Pain Clinical Trial

Official title: Prospective, Controlled, Randomized, Blinded, Single-center Study of the Clinical Efficacy and Outcomes of a Multiport Versus Uniport Flexible Catheter for Epidural Analgesia During Labor and Delivery

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether multiple ports improve the analgesic efficacy of flexible catheters used for the provision of epidural analgesia during the entire continuum of labor and delivery

Clinical Trial Description

Multiport catheters, when compared to uniport catheters, have been associated with better analgesic quality during labor epidural analgesia because the presence of more than one port may enhance the distribution of epidural medication

Flexible catheters, when compared to rigid catheters, have been associated with better analgesic quality during labor epidural analgesia because greater flexibility may minimize catheter deviation in the epidural space, facilitate more optimal catheter placement in the epidural space, and result in better distribution of epidural medication

It is unknown whether multiple ports, which promote better distribution of epidural medication, provide added analgesic benefit to flexible catheters, which also facilitate better distribution of epidural medication, when used for the provision of epidural analgesia during labor and delivery ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Labor Pain

• NCT number: NCT01861821
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Baylor Research Institute
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2011
• Completion date: June 2013