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A clinical trial in children to study the success rate and complications of two different types of epidural catheters for providing epidural anaesthesia

Comparisons of Success Rate and Complications of Advancement of 18-G and 23-G Epidural Catheter from lumbar to Thoracic Route in children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2010/091/000357
Enrollment
40
Registered
2010-07-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: 23G epidural catheterisation: epidural infusion used for three days Control Intervention1: 18G epidural catheter: epidural infusion used for three days

Sponsors

NIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: pediatric patients up to 6 years age, posted for thoracic and upper abdominal surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: any coagulopathy, anatomical abnormality of lumbar spine, pre-existing sensory-motor deficit

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
success of advancement of catheter on radio-contrast X-Ray and efficacy of analgesiaTimepoint: X-ray immediately after surgery analgesia assessed for three days—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
complicationsTimepoint: during the procedure and next three days of epidural infusion—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Dalim Kumar Baidya, Senior Resident

All India institute of Medical Sciences, New delhi

dkpawar@gmail.com0988397819

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026