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The Impact of Needle Manipulation and Accuracy Between Hand Held Automatic and Traditional Ultrasound Device
Sponsor: Yale University
Summary
In this double blinded randomized controlled trial, the investigators would like to compare the effects on needle manipulation when relatively inexperienced sonographist (\< 1 year of ultrasound experience) perform ultrasound guided labor epidurals utilizing a traditional handheld ultrasound versus a handheld device that was engineered to provide automated guidance. The primary outcome of this study would be number of needle passes.
Official title: A Randomized Double Blinded Controlled Trial to Investigate the Impact of Needle Manipulation and Accuracy of Between Two Commercially Available Ultrasound Devices
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2026-07-01
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2025-09-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Traditional ultrasound
Labor epidural will be performed after marking patient skin using traditional ultrasound guidance
Automated ultrasound
Labor epidural will be performed after marking patient skin using an automated ultrasound device
Locations (1)
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, United States