Health Condition 1: null- Healthy or mild functional limitation
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Valsalva
Maneuver: patient is asked blow in a rubber pipe connected with sphygmomanometer to raise mercury column upto 30mm
Hg for 20 seconds
Intervention2: Group III(Valsalva): Patie
group II (Distraction): patients were asked to blow through a rubber tube not connected to sphygmomanometer
Group III (Valsalva): patients were asked to blow into a rubber tubing connected to sphygmomanometer and raise the mercury column up to 30 mmHg for a period of at least 20 sec. During the valsalva sp
Sponsors
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute Of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult(ASA grade I and II)of age group 18-75yrs.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients having problems in communication, abnormal skin condition such as infection at the site of proposed lumber puncture, scars, eczema, obese patients, history of previous spinal surgery, patientâ??s refusal for spinal, patients requiring > 1 attempt for successful spinal or change of inter vertebral space. Patients who could not hold the mercury column up to 30 mmHg for a period of at least 20 seconds
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the efficacy of valsalva procedure in attenuating the lumber puncture painTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the efficacy of valsalva procedure on CSF flow Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAnil Agarwal
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed