Outcomes of Neuraxial Anesthetic Technique on the Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-04-13
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

To compare the effects of epidural versus combined spinal and epidural (CSE) anesthesia on the success of Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC).

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Treatments: Anesthetics

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• all patients meeting ACOG guidelines for TOLAC

• at least one previous elective cesarean delivery

• <40 weeks gestational age (GA)

• vertex singleton pregnancy with use of continuous fetal monitoring

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient refusal of regional anesthetic or with contraindication for regional anesthesia

• BMI >40

• associated comorbidities such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, abnormal placentation