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Use of Ultrasound to find the accuracy of anatomical landmarks (Tuffiers line) for estimation of vertebral level in sitting and lateral positions.

Ultrasound assessment of the vertebral level of the palpated intercristal (Tuffierâ??s) line: In sitting & lateral positions

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/08/009465
Enrollment
64
Registered
2017-08-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Male and female patients, of age between 18 years and 75 years, undergoing elective or emergency surgeries under spinal anesthesia

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kasturba Medical College Manipal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of age 18 years old to 75 years of age Patients undergoing Elective/Emergency surgeries under Spinal Anaesthesia Males & Females

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with spinal deformities Patients who have undergone spinal surgeries Patients with decreased mobility of vertebral column Patients with difficulty for placing in lateral or sitting position Pregnant Women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The accuracy of palpated intercristal line to correspond to L4 vertebrae or L 3-4 intervertebral space in sitting and lateral positionTimepoint: November 2015 to August 2018—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
measure the accuracy of palpated intercristal line across various height, BMI and gender of the patientsTimepoint: November 2015 to August 2018—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSirish Gauni

Kasturba medical college, Manipal, Manipal University

rvenkateswaran@gmail.com9900657729

Outcome results

None listed

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