Compare between clinical palpation versus sonography in location of the level of spine.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Any adult patient without an epidural catheter in situ and scheduled for chest x- ray
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/08/004923
- Lead Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Any adult patient without an epidural catheter in situ and scheduled for chest x- ray
Exclusion Criteria
Age < 18 years
Patient refusal
Epidural catheter in situ
Post Epidural/Spinal anaesthesia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the accuracy of determining the level of intervertebral space using palpation technique versus ultrasonographyTimepoint: 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method â?¢To find out the existence of interobserver variability when using ultrasonographyTimepoint: 12 months