- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01861821
Analgesic Efficacy of a Multiport Versus Uniport Flexible Catheter for Labor Epidural Analgesia
Prospective, Controlled, Randomized, Blinded, Single-center Study of the Clinical Efficacy and Outcomes of a Multiport Versus Uniport Flexible Catheter for Epidural Analgesia During Labor and Delivery
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
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
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Texas
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
- Baylor All Saints Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification I-III parturients
- Mixed parity
- Estimated gestational age of at least 37 weeks
- Singleton gestation
- Cephalic presentation
- Spontaneous or induced labor
Exclusion Criteria:
- Body mass index (BMI) > 45 kg/m2
- Prior cesarean section
- Multiple gestation
- Fetal abnormality
- Use of chronic analgesic medication
- Local anesthetic allergy
- Coagulopathy or anticoagulation
- Infection at epidural insertion site
- Spinal deformity other than mild scoliosis
- Uncontrolled/uncompensated/uncorrected cerebral, cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, endocrinologic, metabolic, or hematologic condition
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: DOUBLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Multiport flexible catheter
Multiport flexible catheter has three ports for the delivery of epidural medication for labor analgesia
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Multiport flexible catheter has three ports for the delivery of epidural medication
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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Uniport flexible catheter
Uniport flexible catheter has one port for the delivery of epidural medication for labor analgesia
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Uniport flexible catheter has one port for the delivery of epidural medication
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Analgesic success rate
Time Frame: 30 minutes following the initiation of labor epidural analgesia
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Incidence of adequate analgesia at initiation of labor epidural analgesia
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30 minutes following the initiation of labor epidural analgesia
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Inadequate analgesia at initiation of labor epidural analgesia
Time Frame: 30 minutes following the initiation of labor epidural analgesia
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30 minutes following the initiation of labor epidural analgesia
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Catheter replacement at initiation of labor epidural analgesia
Time Frame: 45 minutes following the initiation of labor epidural analgesia
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45 minutes following the initiation of labor epidural analgesia
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Adequate analgesia during the first stage of labor
Time Frame: The duration of first stage of labor, an expected average of 6 hours and 30 minutes
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Determined from patients receiving patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) who do not require clinician interventions
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The duration of first stage of labor, an expected average of 6 hours and 30 minutes
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Patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) demands during the first stage of labor
Time Frame: The duration of first stage of labor, an expected average of 6 hours and 30 minutes
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The duration of first stage of labor, an expected average of 6 hours and 30 minutes
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Clinician interventions during the first stage of labor
Time Frame: The duration of first stage of labor, an expected average of 6 hours and 30 minutes
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The duration of first stage of labor, an expected average of 6 hours and 30 minutes
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Visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score at the time of clinician interventions during the first stage of labor
Time Frame: The duration of first stage of labor, an expected average of 6 hours and 30 minutes
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The duration of first stage of labor, an expected average of 6 hours and 30 minutes
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Catheter replacement during the first stage of labor
Time Frame: The duration of first stage of labor, an expected average of 6 hours and 30 minutes
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The duration of first stage of labor, an expected average of 6 hours and 30 minutes
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Adequate analgesia during the second stage of labor
Time Frame: The duration of second stage of labor, an expected average of 1 hour and 30 minutes
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The duration of second stage of labor, an expected average of 1 hour and 30 minutes
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Inadequate analgesia during the second stage of labor
Time Frame: The duration of second stage of labor, an expected average of 1 hour and 30 minutes
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The duration of second stage of labor, an expected average of 1 hour and 30 minutes
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Inadequate analgesia that failed epidural supplementation during the second stage of labor
Time Frame: The duration of second stage of labor, an expected average of 1 hour and 30 minutes
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The duration of second stage of labor, an expected average of 1 hour and 30 minutes
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Anesthetic success rate
Time Frame: 10 minutes following the initiation of epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery
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Incidence of adequate anesthesia at initiation of epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery
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10 minutes following the initiation of epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery
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Inadequate anesthesia at initiation of epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery
Time Frame: 10 minutes following the initiation of epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery
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10 minutes following the initiation of epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery
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Supplementation for breakthrough pain during maintenance of epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery
Time Frame: The duration of cesarean delivery, an expected average of 50 minutes
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The duration of cesarean delivery, an expected average of 50 minutes
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Difficult catheter insertion
Time Frame: The duration of epidural catheter placement, an expected average of 15 minutes
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The duration of epidural catheter placement, an expected average of 15 minutes
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Paresthesias
Time Frame: The duration of epidural catheter placement, an expected average of 15 minutes
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The duration of epidural catheter placement, an expected average of 15 minutes
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Intravascular cannulation
Time Frame: The duration of epidural catheter placement, an expected average of 15 minutes
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The duration of epidural catheter placement, an expected average of 15 minutes
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Intrathecal placement
Time Frame: The duration of epidural catheter placement, an expected average of 15 minutes
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The duration of epidural catheter placement, an expected average of 15 minutes
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Difficult catheter removal
Time Frame: The duration of epidural catheter removal, an expected average of 5 minutes
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The duration of epidural catheter removal, an expected average of 5 minutes
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Catheter breakage
Time Frame: The duration of epidural catheter removal, an expected average of 5 minutes
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The duration of epidural catheter removal, an expected average of 5 minutes
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Catheter wire uncoiling
Time Frame: The duration of epidural catheter removal, an expected average of 5 minutes
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The duration of epidural catheter removal, an expected average of 5 minutes
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Maternal satisfaction with the overall quality of analgesia/anesthesia during labor and delivery
Time Frame: 24 hours following delivery
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24 hours following delivery
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: John Philip, MD, Baylor Scott and White Health
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Michael S, Richmond MN, Birks RJ. A comparison between open-end (single hole) and closed-end (three lateral holes) epidural catheters. Complications and quality of sensory blockade. Anaesthesia. 1989 Jul;44(7):578-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1989.tb11446.x.
- D'Angelo R, Foss ML, Livesay CH. A comparison of multiport and uniport epidural catheters in laboring patients. Anesth Analg. 1997 Jun;84(6):1276-9. doi: 10.1097/00000539-199706000-00019.
- Segal S, Eappen S, Datta S. Superiority of multi-orifice over single-orifice epidural catheters for labor analgesia and cesarean delivery. J Clin Anesth. 1997 Mar;9(2):109-12. doi: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00232-8.
- Collier CB, Gatt SP. Epidural catheters for obstetrics. Terminal hole or lateral eyes? Reg Anesth. 1994 Nov-Dec;19(6):378-85.
- Jaime F, Mandell GL, Vallejo MC, Ramanathan S. Uniport soft-tip, open-ended catheters versus multiport firm-tipped close-ended catheters for epidural labor analgesia: a quality assurance study. J Clin Anesth. 2000 Mar;12(2):89-93. doi: 10.1016/s0952-8180(00)00116-1.
- Banwell BR, Morley-Forster P, Krause R. Decreased incidence of complications in parturients with the arrow (FlexTip Plus) epidural catheter. Can J Anaesth. 1998 Apr;45(4):370-2. doi: 10.1007/BF03012031.
- Spiegel JE, Vasudevan A, Li Y, Hess PE. A randomized prospective study comparing two flexible epidural catheters for labour analgesia. Br J Anaesth. 2009 Sep;103(3):400-5. doi: 10.1093/bja/aep174. Epub 2009 Jun 27.
- Hardy PA. Force exerted by epidural catheters. Anaesthesia. 1986 Mar;41(3):306-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb12794.x.
- Hogan Q. Epidural catheter tip position and distribution of injectate evaluated by computed tomography. Anesthesiology. 1999 Apr;90(4):964-70. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199904000-00006.
- McAtamney D, O'Hare C, Fee JP. An in vitro evaluation of flow from multihole epidural catheters during continuous infusion with four different infusion pumps. Anaesthesia. 1999 Jul;54(7):664-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00892.x.
- Chiron B, de Serres TM, Fusciardi J, Laffon M. Difficult Removal of an Arrow FlexTip Plus epidural catheter. Anesth Analg. 2008 Sep;107(3):1085-6. doi: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31817e038b. No abstract available.
- Asai T, Shingu K. Advantages and disadvantages of the Arrow FlexTip Plus epidural catheter. Anaesthesia. 2001 Jun;56(6):606. No abstract available.
- Hopf B, Leischik M. More on problems with removing the arrow FlexTip epidural catheter: smooth in-hardly out? Anesthesiology. 2000 Nov;93(5):1362. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200011000-00037. No abstract available.
- Asai T, Sakai T, Murao K, Kojima K, Shingu K. More difficulty in removing an arrow epidural catheter. Anesth Analg. 2006 May;102(5):1595-6. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000215172.96873.43. No abstract available.
- Asai T, Yamamoto K, Hirose T, Taguchi H, Shingu K. Breakage of epidural catheters: a comparison of an arrow reinforced catheter and other nonreinforced catheters. Anesth Analg. 2001 Jan;92(1):246-8. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200101000-00048. No abstract available.
- Bastien JL, McCarroll MG, Everett LL. Uncoiling of Arrow Flextip plus epidural catheter reinforcing wire during catheter removal: an unusual complication. Anesth Analg. 2004 Feb;98(2):554-555. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000077718.21575.F6. No abstract available.
- Pierre HL, Block BM, Wu CL. Difficult removal of a wire-reinforced epidural catheter. J Clin Anesth. 2003 Mar;15(2):140-1. doi: 10.1016/s0952-8180(02)00516-0.
- Woehlck HJ, Bolla B. Uncoiling of wire in arrow flextip epidural catheter on removal. Anesthesiology. 2000 Mar;92(3):907-9. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200003000-00058. No abstract available.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 010-158
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