studying clinical efficacy of ultrasound guided epidural

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Elective surgical patient requring lumbar epidural

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/03/012690
• Lead Sponsor: JIPMER

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study  is to compare clinical efficacy of the pre-puncture ultrasound and palpatory method 0f securing epidural.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Asa 1-3, Elective procedure requring lumbar epidural.

Exclusion Criteria

H/o lumbar spine surgery, Patient refusal, Coagulation abnormalities, Local site infection, Severe hepatic and renal impairment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. insertion attempts	1. insertion attempts

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. successful epidural catheter insertion	2. dural puncture

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jipmer; 🇮🇳 Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India

Jipmer

🇮🇳Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India

Jagadish A

Principal investigator

9445920019

jaga2992@gmail.com