🌐 EnglishEN

AI Cure is a research tool showing open data. Not medical advice. Discuss with your doctor. Terms

← Trials
🧪

Poke and a Placebo

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyFemaleUniversity of Minnesota
NCT04497220 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
💬

In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

To discover if a positive description of the procedure for an epidural can reduce the overall pain score associated with the procedure.

Sign in to get the eligibility rules as simple questions to take to your doctor.

Sign in
📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * requesting an epidural for the first time Exclusion Criteria: * previous epidural (either for labor or for surgery) * BMI greater than 40 kg/m\^2 * previous lumbar spine surgery * inability to speak English * a history of chronic pain or are on chronic opioids * a history of opioid drug abuse
💊

What it tests

  • Negative Connotation Langauge
  • Positive Connotation Language
📍

Where

1 site
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
🛡️

AI Cure shows public evidence (Open Targets, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, openFDA, DepMap, AlphaFold) with its source, and AI summaries that cite it — not medical advice and not a cure. Treatment decisions belong with your doctor. Research ideas are shared only with approved researchers and labs, who can test them. In an emergency call your local emergency number (112 in India and Europe, 911 in the US). AI Cure Terms of Use · Privacy