COMPARING SUCCES RATE AND ADVERSE EVENTS BETWEEN EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA TECHNIQUE USING ULTRASOUND SCANNING AND CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUE OF ANATOMICAL LANDMARK IN KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY PATIENTS

COMPARISON OF EASE OF PROCEDURE AND SUCCESS RATE IN LUMBAR EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA USING PRE- PROCEDURAL ULTRASOUND MARKING AND MANUAL PALPATION TECHNIQUE IN KNEE ARTHROPLASTY PATIENTS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/03/032333

Enrollment

144

Registered

2021-03-26

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M170- Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee

Interventions

Intervention1: USE OF ULTRASOUND: ULTRASOUND TO IDENTIFY EPIDURAL SPACE AND COMPARED WITH TRADITIONAL MANUAL ALPATION TECHNIQUE FOR EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA Control Intervention1: TRADITIONAL MANUAL PALPA

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adultâ??s patients of ASA 1 and 2 between 50-70 years coming for knee arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. No consent from the patientâ??s caregiver/ patients or attenderâ??s refusal. 2. Lower limb Neuropathy in preoperative evaluation. 3. History of lower back pain. 4. Coagulation disorders 5. Hemodynamic instability in perioperative period. 6. Previous history of spine surgeries 7. History of post-Dural puncture headaches. 8. Allergy to local anaesthesia drugs (Lignocaine and Bupivacaine).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) Ease of epidural insertion as assessed by Timepoint: after epidural cathetrisation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Comparison of pre-procedural epidural length determined by ultrasound with actual length identified by loss of resistance technique. 2. Comparison of comfort level felt by patient during epidural catheterization procedure. 3. Comparison of average Length of epidural space in males and females in Indian population. 4. Incidence of adverse events.Timepoint: after completion of epidural cathetrisation	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Comparison of pre-procedural epidural length determined by ultrasound with actual length identified by loss of resistance technique. 2. Comparison of comfort level felt by patient during epidural catheterization procedure. 3. Comparison of average Length of epidural space in males and females in Indian population. 4. Incidence of adverse events.Timepoint: after completion of epidural cathetrisation

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactANOOP SEBASTIAN

SAKRA WORLD HOSPITAL

dhananjaydn@gmail.com8073687393

Outcome results

None listed

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