Internal jugular vein compression to assess the correct placement of an epidural catheter in post-partum women.

ISRCTN ISRCTN71207260
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN71207260
Secondary identifying numbers N0047126465
Submission date
30/09/2004
Registration date
30/09/2004
Last edited
13/10/2014
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Philip Moore
Scientific

Anaesthetic Department: Labour Ward
Birmingham Women's Hospital
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TH
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)121 472 1377

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesValidity of the internal jugular vein compression test to confirm correct placement of the epidural catheter.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedPregnancy and Childbirth: Anaesthesia
InterventionPatient volunteers, Single Centre Prospective, Observational Single-blind, Randomised. Chi Squared test constructing a two by two table to input the data.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureTime interval after completion of the third stage of labour
Secondary outcome measuresTotal duration of the epidural Infusion. Patient weight. Depth of epidural space. Length of catheter in the epidural space.
Overall study start date01/01/2003
Completion date01/10/2003

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexFemale
Target number of participants20
Key inclusion criteria20 volunteers, post-partum women who have received an epidural for pain relief in labour.
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/01/2003
Date of final enrolment01/10/2003

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Anaesthetic Department: Labour Ward
Birmingham
B15 2TH
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Birmingham Women's Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/04/2007 Yes No