An interventional study of Multiport flexible catheter and Uniport flexible catheter in Labor Pain, sponsored by Baylor Research Institute. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-10-07.
Sponsored by Baylor Research Institute · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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
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
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Exclusion Criteria:
Multiport flexible catheter has three ports for the delivery of epidural medication for labor analgesia
Device: Multiport flexible catheter
Uniport flexible catheter has one port for the delivery of epidural medication for labor analgesia
Device: Uniport flexible catheter
Multiport flexible catheter has three ports for the delivery of epidural medication
Uniport flexible catheter has one port for the delivery of epidural medication
Analgesic success rate
Complete analgesia is defined as the complete relief of pain during contractions following the administration of the above epidural medication without requiring further epidural medication/intervention.
Time frame: 30 minutes following the initiation of labor epidural analgesia
Number of Clinician interventions during the first stage of labor
Clinician administered rescue epidural boluses during first stage of labor
Time frame: The duration of first stage of labor, an expected average of 6 hours and 30 minutes
Anesthetic success rate
Incidence of adequate anesthesia at initiation of epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery
Time frame: 10 minutes following the initiation of epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery
Maternal satisfaction with the overall quality of analgesia/anesthesia during labor and delivery
Subjects will be asked to evaluate the quality of labor and delivery analgesia/anesthesia as: Poor, Fair, Good, Very good, Excellent
Time frame: 24 hours following delivery
Plan to share: No
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