Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
  • Labor Pain
  • Pregnancy
Type
Interventional
Phase
Not Applicable
Design
Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Double (Participant, Investigator)Primary Purpose: Treatment

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 18 years and 60 years
Gender
Only males

Description

Informed, written consent will be obtained. At the time of request for labor analgesia, group assignment will be determined by opening an opaque envelope. Patients will be randomized to one of four groups. All subjects will receive a maintenance infusion of 125 mL Lactated Ringers (LR) solution thro...

Informed, written consent will be obtained. At the time of request for labor analgesia, group assignment will be determined by opening an opaque envelope. Patients will be randomized to one of four groups. All subjects will receive a maintenance infusion of 125 mL Lactated Ringers (LR) solution throughout the study. For patients in Groups A or B, an intravenous bolus of 1000 mL LR will be initiated when the patient is positioned for epidural placement. The bolus will be administered through a free-flowing wide open intravenous catheter until complete. Patients in Groups C and D will not receive any additional fluid bolus and will only receive the maintenance infusion of 125 mL LR during the study period. Blinding will be maintained by the Labor and Delivery nurse by covering up the LR bolus fluid bag. If the patient is randomized to groups B or D, the dose of oxytocin currently being administered will be halved and not increased for the duration of the study period (60 minutes after the initiation of CSE).

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT02121184
Collaborators
Not Provided
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Paloma Toledo, M.D. Northwestern University