identification of lumbar epidural space by manual palpation vs ultrasonography

Comparison of manual palpation vs ultrasonography for lumbar intervertebral space identification for epidural techniques in patients undergoing infraumbilical surgeries - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/04/065268

Enrollment

104

Registered

2024-04-05

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: 4- Measurement and Monitoring

Interventions

Intervention1: ULTRASONOGRAPHY: USG guided identification of lumbar epidural space duration:1.5years Control Intervention1: ANATOMICAL BASED EPIDURAL TECHNIQUE: Landmarks based identification of lumba

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: scheduled for infraumbilical surgeries under sole epidural or combined spinal epidural

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: less than 18 years, more than 60 years patients refusing to give informed written consent patients with spinal deformity or infection patient with ASA 3,4

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the efficacy of ultrasonography vs manual palpation technique for localization of epidural space in terms of:First pass success rates. SECONDARY OUTCOMWS time taken to insert epidural needle Timepoint: Baseline	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the efficacy of ultrasonography vs manual palpation technique for localization of epidural space in terms of 1. The time taken to insert an epidural needle.2.Number of attempts. 3.Correlation between the actual needle depth & ultrasound measured depth. Timepoint: baseline	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Asha N

bangalore medical college and research institute

ashamshu@gmail.com9900622335

Outcome results

None listed

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