Epidural Potency and Maternal Satisfaction Study

This study is looking at how different ways of managing epidural pain relief during labor affect your satisfaction. You could choose your epidural regimen (Patient-selected epidural management) or receive the hospital's usual approach (Standard epidural management). We want to see which method leads to higher satisfaction with your epidural 24 hours after delivery. You can join if you are a woman between 18 and 50 years old, planning a vaginal delivery, are at least 34 weeks pregnant, and want an epidural. We are enrolling 150 participants, but the current status of recruitment is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study comparing two different approaches to epidural management. It plans to enroll 150 participants.
What's involved
You will receive routine clinical epidural care and complete brief, in-hospital questionnaires about pain and satisfaction.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your satisfaction with epidural analgesia will be measured 24 hours after delivery.

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NCT07414407

Impact of Patient Choice for Epidural Potency on Maternal Satisfaction

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 18–50InterventionalTreatment
Stanford University
~150 participants
Updated 2026-02-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Patient-selected epidural managementStandard epidural management

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Maternal satisfaction with epidural analgesia
Measured over 24 hours after delivery
Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
Maternal Satisfaction
1 sites across 1 states
California1

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Planned vaginal delivery
Patient requesting epidural labor analgesia
Gestational age \>34 weeks

Exclusion

Any contraindication to neuraxial block
History of chronic pain, anxiety or depression
Intolerance or allergy to local anesthetic or opioids
Cesarean delivery within 2 hours of epidural initiation
  • Maternal satisfaction with epidural analgesia24 hours after delivery

    Participant rating of overall satisfaction with pain care on a 5-point Likert scale (Describe your overall satisfaction with your epidural labor pain relief (Likert 1: very dissatisfied; 2: relatively dissatisfied; 3: fair; 4: relatively satisfied; 5: very satisfied)