Labor pain is a major factor in making the placement of an epidural catheter difficult. The epidural, once in place and dosed, eventually decreases the parturient's pain. To achieve this goal as fast and safely as possible it would be helpful to have a parturient who can tolerate and co-operate with the placement of the epidural catheter. Briefly stopping contractions, the cause of labor pain, could be the key to achieve this goal. This study will evaluate the safety, efficacy and duration of the drug terbutaline for this purpose.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
250
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of Arizona Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona, United States
RECRUITINGreduction of pain score on a visual analog scale (VAS) of 1-10
semi-quantitative assessment of decrease in the subject's pain score after administration of the study drug for the placement of an epidural catheter
Time frame: 0-30 minutes
movement during epidural placement
semi-quantitative assessment of the subject's movement during placement of the epidural catheter: 0-1-2-3: none - extremities - trunk a bit - trunk a lot
Time frame: 0-30 minutes
position during epidural placement
semi-quantitative assessment of the subject's position during the epidural catheter placement: 0-1-2: excellent - moderate - poor
Time frame: 0-30 minutes
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