A study to determine if the glow created by a medicine injected through a catheter inserted between the spine in children predict the spread of medicine

â??Can a glow beyond the flow predict epidural drug spread in paediatrics? - An observational studyâ??.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/11/047492

Enrollment

Registered

2022-11-21

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N29- Other disorders of kidney and ureter in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient age between 1 to 14 years 2. ASA grade I/II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Parent/guardian refusal 2. Contraindication to epidural catheter placement 3. Past hisÂ¬tory of spine surgery 4. ASA grade III/IV

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To visualize flow in the epidural space using a structured colour flow Doppler assessment in paediatric patients receiving epidural analgesia. Timepoint: 1. Baseline 2. during drug injection 3. 1 minute after injection 4. 2 minutes after injection	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. To describe the direction of flow of epidurally administered drug relative to the catheter insertion site. 2. To determine the reliability of epidural catheter in providing perioperative analgesia by assessing the range of drug spread 3. To assess any adverse events Timepoint: 1. Baseline 2. during drug injection 3. 1 minute after injection 4. 2 minutes after injection	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShreya Shah

AIIMS, New Delhi

shreyabs@hotmail.com09892652781

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026