A clinical trial in children to study the success rate and complications of two different types of epidural catheters for providing epidural anaesthesia
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2010/091/000357
- Lead Sponsor
- I
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
pediatric patients up to 6 years age,
posted for thoracic and upper abdominal surgery
Exclusion Criteria
any coagulopathy, anatomical abnormality of lumbar spine, pre-existing sensory-motor deficit
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method success of advancement of catheter on radio-contrast X-Ray<br>and efficacy of analgesiaTimepoint: X-ray immediately after surgery<br>analgesia assessed for three days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method complicationsTimepoint: during the procedure and next three days of epidural infusion