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Impact of Patient Choice for Epidural Potency on Maternal Satisfaction
Sponsor: Stanford University
Summary
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 Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2026-04-01
Completion Date
2030-12-31
Last Updated
2026-02-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Patient-selected epidural management
Choice of epidural regimen
Standard epidural management
Hospital's usual epidural regimen
Locations (1)
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Palo Alto, California, United States