The Influence of Needle Diameter on Post Dural Puncture Headache
Not Applicable
Terminated
- Conditions
- Post-Dural Puncture Headache
- Interventions
- Device: G25 pencil point needleDevice: G27 pencil point needle
- Registration Number
- NCT02827058
- Lead Sponsor
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether injection needle pen point type 'PP Gauge 25' should be recommended as a primary choice of needle (in stead of 'PP Gauge 27') for healthy pregnant women who at delivery (vaginal or cesarean section) get spinal anesthesia.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 65
Inclusion Criteria
- healthy
- pregnant
- spinal anesthesia at delivery (vaginal delivery or cesarean section emergency grade 2-4)
- informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- chronic headache
- (attempt to) epidural anesthesia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description G25 pencil point needle G25 pencil point needle healthy pregnant women who at (vaginal or cesarean section) delivery get spinal anesthesia administered with use of a 25 gauge pencil point needle G27 pencil point needle G27 pencil point needle healthy pregnant women who at (vaginal or cesarean section) delivery get spinal anesthesia administered with use of a 27 gauge pencil point needle
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method number of attempts until successful injection 0 (injection time before delivery)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method incidence of post dural puncture headache 48 hrs
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Levanger Hospital
🇳🇴Levanger, Norway
Østfold Hospital
🇳🇴Fredrikstad, Norway