Effects of Epidural Lidocaine on the Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profiles of DepoDur® After Cesarean Delivery

Stanford University30 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the levels of morphine in a patient's blood when morphine is given into the epidural space in the form of DepoDur® either alone or following a dose of lidocaine also given in the epidural space. Specifically, we are looking at pregnant women undergoing cesarean delivery who will be receiving these medications. A secondary objective is to evaluate how well DepoDur® works for pain control, as well as its safety, when it is given either alone or following a dose of epidural lidocaine.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric

Interventions

DepoDur following epidural lidocaineDRUG

All participant underwent cesarean delivery. An epidural "top-up" anesthetic consisting of 2% lidocaine with epinephrine 1:200,000 and sodium bicarbonate (1 meq per 10 mL lidocaine) was given. The lidocaine solution was administered in 5 mL increments every 2.5 minutes until a T6 sensory level to touch was attained. Patients also received a 100 mcg dose of fentanyl epidurally after the lidocaine solution had been administered. Provided delivery had occurred at least 60 minutes after the initial lidocaine administration, patients received EREM 8 mg (DepoDur™) administered through the epidural catheter. A 2 mL epidural saline flush was administered before and after drug administration.

DepoDur following spinal anestheticDRUG

Participants underwent an elective cesarean delivery with a combined spinal/epidural. All patients received 12 mg hyperbaric bupivacaine with 20 mcg fentanyl administered intrathecally. No local anesthetic was administered through the catheter. The combined spinal-epidural was performed at the L2/L3 or L3/L4 interspace and the intrathecal dose was injected over 5-10 s. A multiple orifice epidural catheter was threaded 5 cm into the epidural space. Provided delivery had occurred 60 minutes after the intrathecal dose patients received EREM 8 mg (DepoDur™) through the epidural catheter. A 2 mL epidural saline flush was administered before and after drug.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Inclusion criteria will include healthy parturients between the ages of 18 and 40 who have American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II, have an uncomplicated, singleton, term pregnancy, and are scheduled to undergo cesarean delivery. Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria for the study will included refusal to participate, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status III or higher or any severe uncontrolled medical condition, significant systemic medical or obstetric disease, morbid obesity, opioid, Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug (NSAID), or local anesthetic allergy or intolerance, chronic analgesic or antidepressant use, accidental dural puncture, ineffective spinal or epidural, and conversion to general anesthesia.

Locations (1)

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Extended Release Epidural Morphine (EREM)

The primary end point was to evaluate the pharmacokinetic profiles of EREM after either no epidural lidocaine or after an epidural lidocaine top-up for cesarean delivery.

Time frame: a plasma sample at 0, 5, 10, 15, and 30 minutes, and 1, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 72 hours post-dose

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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