# Assessment of the Use of Ultrasound for Epidural Catheter Placement and Comparison With Palpation Technique

> **NCT02271100** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center** · enrollment: 110 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Labor Pain

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** ultrasound guidance
- **DEVICE:** palpation guidance

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02271100
- **Lead sponsor:** Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-10-25
- **Primary completion:** 2018-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2025-01-01
- **Target enrollment:** 110 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-03


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02271100

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02271100, "Assessment of the Use of Ultrasound for Epidural Catheter Placement and Comparison With Palpation Technique". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02271100. Licensed CC0.

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