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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 650 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baylor Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

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

Conditions

• Labor Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Multiport flexible catheter	Multiport flexible catheter has three ports for the delivery of epidural medication
DEVICE	Uniport flexible catheter	Uniport flexible catheter has one port for the delivery of epidural medication

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-11-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2013-05-24
• Last updated: 2025-10-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States