A STUDY COMPARING THE INCIDENCE OF HEADACHE AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA USING WHITACRE NEEDLE WITH MEDIAN AND PARAMEDIAN APPROACH IN CESAREAN SECTION PATIENTS

A RANDOMIZED SINGLE BLINDED STUDY COMPARING THE INCIDENCE OF POST DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA USING 25 GAUGE WHITACRE NEEDLE WITH MEDIAN AND PARAMEDIAN APPROACH IN CESAREAN SECTION PATIENTS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/10/046762

Enrollment

100

Registered

2022-10-25

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: 1- Obstetrics

Interventions

Intervention1: Comparison of two different approaches to spinal anaesthesia i.e. median approach and paramedian approach: We intend to study and compare the incidence of post dural puncture headache f

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: American society of anesthesiologist grade 1,2 age 18-35years, cesarean section under spinal anesthesia, pregnant patients giving informed, written and valid consent, at least 36weeks of gestational age, singleton pregnancy,

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: pregnant women with history of cardiac, liver and kidney disease, American society of anesthesiologist grade 3,4,5 anatomical abnormalities of spine, patient refusal, pregnant women with allergy to amide local anesthetic, more than 2 dural punctures, history of migraine or any chronic headache preoperatively or on day of surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
By this study we will come to know best approach to reduce the incidence of post dural puncture headache.Timepoint: 48 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
nilTimepoint: nil	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR RAGHAVENDRA BHOSALE

KARNATAKA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ,

raghavbhosale3@gmail.com9342943765

Outcome results

None listed

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