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My study is to compare ease of epidural needle insertion comapring two postions of the patient-one group with legs parallel on the table and one group with legs on the side table

A comparative study between sitting with legs parallel on the table versus traditional sitting position for ease of epidural needle placement. A hospital based one year randomised clinical trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/05/033435
Enrollment
100
Registered
2021-05-06
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: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: EPIDURAL NEEDLE PLACEMENT: EASE OF EPIDURAL NEEDLE PLACEMENT COMPARING TWO PATIENT POSITIONS ONE GROUP WITH PATIENT SITTING WITH LEGS PARALLEL ON TABLE AND SECOND GROUP WITH PATIENT SIT

Sponsors

Dr PRABHAKAR KORE HOSPITAL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient who provides consent. ASA physical status I and II. Age between 18 to 60 years. Surgery timeline 30 to 120 minutes. Patient undergoing elective surgeries under epidural anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients undergoing emergency surgeries. patients with anatomical spine deformity. Body mass index more than 30kg/metre square. Neurological diseases, coagulation disorders, local infections and unstable hemodynamics.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Ease of epidural Needle insertion a.) Quality of surface landmarks b.) No. of Needle-bone contactsTimepoint: At Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Time taken for epidural space identificationTimepoint: At Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR SANDAIPETA CHAITANYA SRI

JNMC,KLE university

mallappadhorigol@gmail.com9844778096

Outcome results

None listed

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