This study is being done to determine the most effective dose of medicine to use to initially provide effective pain relief within the first 30 minutes of receiving an epidural for pain labor during labor. The study team will also study any side effects related to the epidural medication and patients' satisfaction with the quality of pain relief after receiving the epidural.
We aim to perform a prospective observational study in a single cohort of 50 patients receiving a dural-puncture epidural technique for labor analgesia. We will use a biased-coin up-down allocation methodology to quantify the volume of a combined epidural 0.1% ropivacaine and 2 mcg/ml fentanyl regimen that achieves effective analgesia in 90% of patients experiencing active labor who receive a dural-puncture epidural technique for labor analgesia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
A standard epidural admixture - 0.1% Ropivacaine + 2 mcg/ml fentanyl - will be used.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
RECRUITINGNumerical Pain score
Numerical pain score using a discrete range from 0 (no pain) to 10 (most severe pain).
Time frame: 30 mins post-intervention
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