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Using the CompuFlo® CathCheck™ System to Check Epidural Catheter Function Before Tubal Ligation: A Pilot Study

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyFemaleOhio State University
NCT07720908 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This pilot study evaluates the use of the CompuFlo® CathCheck™ System to assess labor epidural catheter function before reactivation for postpartum tubal ligation. The study aims to determine whether this technology can accurately identify functional versus dysfunctional epidural catheters compared with standard clinical assessment methods. Improving catheter assessment may reduce failed epidural reactivation, the need for additional anesthesia techniques, and improve patient safety.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria * Age ≥ 18 years * Postpartum women electing to undergo tubal ligation with an indwelling labor epidural catheter * Ability to provide informed consent in English * Vaginal delivery Exclusion Criteria * Parturients not receiving labor epidural analgesia or receiving an alternative anesthetic technique during labor and delivery * Epidural catheter located \>2 cm from the documented insertion depth at initial placement * Planned elective cesarean delivery * Chronic pain conditions (e.g., chronic low back pain, sickle cell disease) * Chronic opioid use disorder * Chronic gabapentin use * Uncontrolled mood disorders that, in the investigator's judgment, may interfere with study participation or interpretation of study outcomes * Prisoners or incarcerated individuals
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What it tests

  • CompuFlo® CathCheck™ System Assessment
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Where

1 site
The Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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