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Comparative study to see the incidence of post dural puncture headache with the use of 25G Quincke and 25G Whitacre needle

Prospective Comparative study for the incidence of Post dural puncture headache in patients undergoing spinal anaesthesia for elective infraumbilical surgeries with 25G Quincke needle Vs 25G Whitacre needle

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/12/048601
Enrollment
160
Registered
2022-12-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: N739- Female pelvic inflammatory disease, unspecified Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Spinal needle: 25 gauge Quincke spinal needle and 25 gauge Whitacre spinal needle Control Intervention1: spinal needle: 25 G Quincke needle 25 G Whitacre needle

Sponsors

Dr Gayatri Karandikar
Lead Sponsor
Dr Jayashree Vaswani
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18yr-60yr 2. Patients undergoing elective surgeries under spinal anaesthesia 3. American society of Anaesthesiologist physical status class I and II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Body Mass Index >35 2. Contraindications for subarachnoid block 3. Previous history of PDPH 4. Previous history of recurrent headache or migraine 5. Spine abnormalities 6. Hypersensitivity to anaesthetic drug 7. Bleeding diathesis and coagulopathy 8. Raised ICP

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
incidence of post dural puncture headacheTimepoint: 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 72 hrs, 1 week—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
number of attempts required for successful spinal anaesthesiaTimepoint: immediately after procedure—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gayatri Karandikar

Dr D Y Patil school of medicine and hospital, department of anaesthesiology

jp_vaswani@yahoo.com9820438822

Outcome results

None listed

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