# 3D Ultrasound-guided Labor Epidural Analgesia in the Morbid Obese Parturient

> **NCT03405311** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston** · enrollment: 40 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity, Morbid
- Pregnancy
- Pain

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Rivanna Accuro 3D Ultrasound Device
- **OTHER:** Palpation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03405311
- **Lead sponsor:** The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2018-02-20
- **Primary completion:** 2024-01-11
- **Final completion:** 2024-01-11
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** The study device is not working, and there is no funding available to purchase or rent a new one.
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03405311

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03405311, "3D Ultrasound-guided Labor Epidural Analgesia in the Morbid Obese Parturient". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03405311. Licensed CC0.

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