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COMPARISON OF LATERAL AND SITTING POSITIONS DURING SPINAL ANAESTHESIA FOR CESAREAN SECTION

A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING THE EFFECT OF LATERAL AND SITTING POSITIONS DURING SPINAL ANAESTHESIA FOR CESAREAN SECTION

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/06/004675
Enrollment
100
Registered
2014-06-13
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

Health Condition 1: null- pregnant Women for cesarean section

Interventions

Intervention1: spinal anaesthesia in sitting position: women for cesarean section will be randomized to receive spinal anaesthesia in sitting position as per Hartens dose chart Intervention2: SPINAL A

Sponsors

Govt of Himachal Pradesh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Singleton pregnancy • Age 18-45 years • Woman for cesarean section as per obstetrical indication • Period of gestation between 36 to 41 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • twin pregnancy • severe pre-eclampsia/ HELLP syndrome • Co-agulopathy • Abruptio placentae • Intra-uterine fetal death/Malformed fetus • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus • Chorio-amniotis • Known case of thrombophilia • Known case of chronic Renal or liver disease • previous classical caesarean section/ hysterotomy • previous uterine surgery other than caesarean section (myomectomy, hysterotomy, polypectomy, lysis of uterine synechia, or hysteroscopic metroplasty) • women who do not achieve sensory level T6 or Bromage score 3, 15 minutes after intrathecal injection

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome is comparison of fall in blood pressure in two groups.Timepoint: from intra-thecal injection to two hours after completion of surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢ Lowest recorded systolic BP â?¢ Lowest recorded Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) â?¢ Onset of hypotension (20% fall in systolic BP or 90 mm Hg) â?¢ Use of phenylephrine â?¢ Upper sensory level â?¢ Time to achieve sensory level T6 Timepoint: from intra-thecal injection to two hours after completion of surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactChanderdeep Sharma

Dr RPGMC Kangra

cdsharma2006@gmail.com919218925471

Outcome results

None listed

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