Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2026-03-26 @ 3:20 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2026-03-26 @ 3:20 PM
NCT ID:
NCT07327918
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Female patients aged 18-40 years.
* ASA physical status II or III.
* Singleton pregnancy.
* Gestational age ≥37 weeks.
* Active labour with cervical dilatation ≥3 cm.
* Cephalic presentation.
* Requesting epidural analgesia for painless labour.
* Ability to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* • Refusal to participate or to sign informed consent.
* Age \<18 or \>40 years.
* ASA status ≥IV.
* Allergy to local anesthetics or saline.
* Coagulopathy or platelet count \<100,000/mm³.
* Local infection at the insertion site.
* Severe spinal deformity (scoliosis, kyphosis).
* Multiple pregnancy.
* Non-cephalic presentation (breech, transverse).
* Antepartum hemorrhage or placenta previa.
* Severe preeclampsia or eclampsia.
* Signs of fetal distress.
* Previous lumbar spine surgery.
* Difficult epidural anatomy (on ultrasound or palpation).
* BMI \>40 kg/m²
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
40 Years
Study:
NCT07327918
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT07327918