Efficacy of the Valsalva Maneuver on Needle Projection Pain and Hemodynamic Responses During Spinal Puncture, a randomized clinical trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- spinal needle projection pain.Procedures for purposes other than remedying health state
- Registration Number
- IRCT201011285264N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran university of medical sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
patients, either sex with ASA physical status I and II, scheduled for elective surgeries under spinal anesthesia. Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients having problems in communication 2) any contraindications to spinal anesthesia 3) Patients who could not hold the mercury column up to 30 mm Hg for a period of at least 20s 4)patients whose spinal puncture could not be performed in the first attempt.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: degree of pain after valsalva maneuver. Method of measurement: numeric rating scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hemodynamic responses. Timepoint: 5 minute before, during and 1 and 3 minute after intervention. Method of measurement: heart rate and blood pressure.