Impact of Patient Choice for Epidural Potency on Maternal Satisfaction

Part of paid clinical trials in Palo Alto, California.

Sponsor
Stanford University
Study ID
NCT07414407
Status
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Conditions

  • Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
  • Maternal Satisfaction

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
18 Years - 50 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Patient-selected epidural management — PROCEDURE
    Choice of epidural regimen
  • Standard epidural management — PROCEDURE
    Hospital's usual epidural regimen

Study Details

This clinical trial will compare two different approaches to epidural analgesia during labor to see which approach leads to higher patient satisfaction after delivery. Primary aim: determine whether one approach produces greater postpartum maternal satisfaction. Secondary aims: compare pain control and side effects. Participants are people in labor who receive epidural analgesia. They will receive routine clinical epidural care and complete brief, in-hospital questionnaires about pain and satisfaction. All care is provided by the clinical team and safety practices remain unchanged.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 1, 2026
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2030
Completion
Dec 31, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment
150 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Choice
    Participants will select a preferred epidural regimen, receive routine epidural care, and complete brief in-hospital questionnaires about pain and overall satisfaction.
  • Active Comparator: No-choice
    Participants will receive routine epidural care, and complete brief in-hospital questionnaires about pain and overall satisfaction.

Primary Outcome Measure

Maternal satisfaction with epidural analgesia [ Time Frame: 24 hours after delivery ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Lucile Packard Children's HospitalPalo AltoCalifornia94304
Study Team
[email protected]
(650) 723-5403

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