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Using the CompuFlo® CathCheck™ System to Check Epidural Catheter Function Before Tubal Ligation: A Pilot Study

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Assessing Labor Epidural Catheter Dysfunction for Tubal Ligation in Parturients Using CompuFlo® CathCheck™ System: A Pilot Study

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · Women

Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years
* Postpartum women electing to undergo tubal ligation with an indwelling labor epidural catheter
* Ability to provide informed consent in English
* Vaginal delivery

Exclusion Criteria

* Parturients not receiving labor epidural analgesia or receiving an alternative anesthetic technique during labor and delivery
* Epidural catheter located \>2 cm from the documented insertion depth at initial placement
* Planned elective cesarean delivery
* Chronic pain conditions (e.g., chronic low back pain, sickle cell disease)
* Chronic opioid use disorder
* Chronic gabapentin use
* Uncontrolled mood disorders that, in the investigator's judgment, may interfere with study participation or interpretation of study outcomes
* Prisoners or incarcerated individuals

About the study

This pilot study evaluates the use of the CompuFlo® CathCheck™ System to assess labor epidural catheter function before reactivation for postpartum tubal ligation. The study aims to determine whether this technology can accurately identify functional versus dysfunctional epidural catheters compared with standard clinical assessment methods. Improving catheter assessment may reduce failed epidural reactivation, the need for additional anesthesia techniques, and improve patient safety.

What is being tested

Sponsor: Ohio State University · Participants: 120 · Started: Dec 19, 2024

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07720908

Locations in the U.S.

OhioThe Ohio State University, Columbus

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.