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Comparison of rider and traditional sitting positions for lumbar puncture needle placement.

Comparison of rider and traditional sitting position for the successful spinal needle placement for subarachnoid block in patients undergoing infra-umbilical surgeries. - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/07/070604
Enrollment
120
Registered
2024-07-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: 8- Other Procedures

Interventions

Intervention1: Rider sitting position: Rider sitting position will be compared with traditional sitting position for first attempt success rate of spinal needle placement. Total duration of interventi

Sponsors

Dr Snehal Patil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Males and females of age between 18 to 45 years will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Males and females less than 18 years and more than 45 years will be excluded. Orthopaedic surgery patients and pregnant females will also be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of success rates of spinal needle placement in rider and traditional sitting positions for subarachnoid blockTimepoint: 5-10 minutes of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of rider & traditional sitting position for patient comfort, ease of landmark palpation, incidence of lumbar puncture failure in first intervertebral space & number of attempts for successful spinal needle placementTimepoint: 10-15 minutes

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Jaspal Singh Dali

ESIC medical college and hospital, Faridabad

dr_dali@rediffmail.com9818032649

Outcome results

None listed

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