Epidural safety checked for moms with rare immune disorders
NCT ID NCT06449066
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether epidural or spinal anesthesia during childbirth leads to more infections in women with primary immunodeficiencies (weak immune systems). Researchers tracked 30 women from a national registry for 28 days after delivery to see if they developed serious infections like abscesses or meningitis. The goal was to gather information to help guide safer pain relief choices for these patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If the results show no increased risk, it could reassure women with primary immunodeficiencies that epidurals are safe during childbirth.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with only 30 participants, so findings may not apply to all patients. It only looked at infections within 28 days, not long-term outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Female eligible patients from the CEREDIH cohort will be included.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Female patient included in the CEREDIH national register * Aged \> 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Refuse to participate * Deceased * Minor * under judicial protection * obstetric file not available
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Infectiology mobile team - Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France
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