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:
2025-12-24 @ 5:41 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:41 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02826668
Eligibility Criteria:
Pregnant Subjects
Inclusion Criteria:
* pregnant women
* 18 years or older
* in early labor (cervix dilated \< 5 cm
* pain visual analog score (VAS) \< 3, or both) requesting consultation by the anesthesia team for anticipated epidural pain relief.
Exclusion Criteria:
* absolute contraindications of neuraxial anesthesia including patient refusal
* uncorrected coagulopathy
* infection at the skin site of epidural placement
* increased intracranial pressure, or untreated hemodynamic instability.
* In addition, patients with a history of scoliosis or spine surgery
* body mass index (BMI) \>40 kg/m2
* allergy to local anesthetic, or allergy to opioids will be excluded.
Anesthesiologists
Inclusion criteria:
* Anesthesia residents or fellows who are performing the epidural technique in pregnant subjects who agree to be part of the study.
* Anesthesia residents or fellows with prior experience in the lumbar epidural technique, defined as having placed 20 or greater lumbar epidurals during their residency and prior to enrollment.
Exclusion criteria:
* individuals who do not want to participate in the study.
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT02826668
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02826668