Comparison of Safety And Efficacy of Neuraxial Anesthesia, Palpation Versus Ultrasound

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• Conditions: Regional Anesthesia
• Interventions: Device: ultrasound probe

• Registration Number: NCT01322126
• Lead Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether use of the ultrasound to locate the epidural space and assist with performing neuraxial anesthesia will decrease numbers of the attempts required for successful placement of epidural catheter.

Detailed Description

It is known that ultrasound can be useful to assist placement of epidural analgesia among pregnant women.extenseve research on the usefulness of ultrasound imaging to facilitate the placement of neuraxial anesthesia in pregnant have been done.The potential advantages of successful placement among non-pregnant patients include increases the safety and comfort.

In our study all patients schedueld to receive an nueraxial anesthesia for non-obstetric surgery will be included.The investigator will request permission from the Helsinki committee of hadassah university hospital.Patients will be requesting for surgery and will be randomized to one of two study groups.One group will be passed neuraxial anesthesia on the standart technique and the secound group will be passed neuraxial anesthesia with the help of ultrasound.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2011-03
• Study First Submitted: 2011-03-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-03-23
• Study First Posted: 2011-03-24
• Study Start: 2011-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-04-07
• Last Update Posted: 2011-04-11
• Primary Completion: 2012-04
• Study Completion: 2012-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• all patients scheduled for neuraxial anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

• previous spine surgery
• contraindication for neuraxial anesthesia
• refusing to sign the consent form

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ultrasound ,without ultrasound	ultrasound probe	ultrasound group will be passed the neuraxial anesthesia with ultrasound,the secoud group will be passed the neuraxial anesthesia without ultrasound .

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of epidural attempts made to succeed for placing epidural needle and catheter in epidural space	one year	Each attempt at placing epidural needle in epidural space will be recorded. Total number of attempts will be recorded

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
patient satisfaction as measured by VAS (0=not satisfied, 10 = most satisfied)	one year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hadassah Medical Organization; 🇮🇱 Jerusalem 91120, Israel