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To study association between waist circumference and length of the back bone with the height of block after spinal anaesthesia

Relationship between abdominal girth and vertebral column length with sensory block level after intrathecal 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/04/013053
Enrollment
200
Registered
2018-04-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Patients without any comorbid conditions.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

M S Ramaiah medical college
Lead Sponsor
Geetha C R
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Age between 20-60 years. 2 Weight between 50 to 100 kgs. 3 Height between 150 to 180 cms.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients in whom spinal anaesthesia is contraindicated. 2 Patients with spine deformity and patients who have undergone previous spine surgeries. 3 Pregnant patients. 4 Unwillingness for study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the correlation of level of sensory block with 1 Abdominal girth 2 Vertebral column length 3 VCL/(AG)2 (vertebral column length/ (abdominal girth)2 ). Timepoint: To assess the level of sensory block at 5 mins, 10 mins, 15 mins and 20 min after spinal anaesthesia.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to determine the correlation of level of sensory block with weight, height, BMI and ageTimepoint: To assess the level of sensory block at 5 mins, 10 mins, 15 mins and 20 min after spinal anaesthesia.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPrema R Bangonda

M S Ramaiah Medical College

jageedha@yahoo.com9900482828

Outcome results

None listed

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