NCT03074695 - DPE Technique in Labor Epidural for Morbidly Obese Women | Biotech Hunter

Enrollment

141

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 1, 2017

Primary Completion Date

November 6, 2020

Study Completion Date

November 6, 2020

Conditions

Morbid ObesityLabor Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Dural puncture epidural (DPE)

Epidural with spinal needle placed to confirm cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) position. No intrathecal dosing

PROCEDURE

Standard Epidural (EPL)

Standard epidural placement

DRUG

Dural puncture epidural (DPE)

Epidural with spinal needle placed to confirm CSF position. No intrathecal dosing. Ropivacaine 0.1% and Fentanyl 2mcg/mL.

DRUG

Standard Epidural (EPL)

Standard epidural placement. Ropivacaine 0.1% and Fentanyl 2mcg/mL.

Trial Locations (1)

Duke University Medical Center, Durham