A study comparing two different approaches to achieve back injection in old patients

Comparison of Midline and Paramedian Approaches in Ultrasound-Assisted Spinal Anaesthesia in Elderly Patients- A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/05/067333

Enrollment

102

Registered

2024-05-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 3: M968- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Mid-line approach: Under ultrasound guidance, spina

anesthesia performed using midline approach with less than 15 minutes Control Intervention1: Para median approach: Under ultrasound guidance, spina

anesthesia performed using paramedian approach with less than 15 minutes

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. ASA PS 1, 2 and 3. 2. Elective hip fracture surgeries under spinal anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal. 2. Allergy to local anaesthetics. 3. Patients with contraindications to spinal anaesthesia 4. Deformity of the vertebral spine. 5. Previous spinal surgeries

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Success rate while attempting spinal anaesthesia for the first timeTimepoint: Successful lumbar puncture within 5 minutes	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Success rate achieved with the first pass of spinal needleTimepoint: At the time of spinal within 5 minutes	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactR Venkatraman

SRM Medical College and Research Centre

drvenkat94@gmail.com9894581455

Outcome results

None listed

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