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Using height and weight for finding out depth of needle insertion for giving spinal anesthesia and comparing it with ultrasound in participants with increased weight

Correlation of Stocker’s and Craig’s formulae with ultrasound for assessing subarachnoid depth in obese patients - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/09/073904
Enrollment
50
Registered
2024-09-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-16

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Dr Sparsh singhal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers and patients posted for elective surgeries belonging to American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status (ASAPS) 1 and 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Volunteers/ patients with spine abnormalities or previous spine surgeries Conditions limiting positioning the individual in sitting position Pregnant women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To measure subarachnoid depth in obese patients using ultrasoundTimepoint: 10 min before giving spinal anaesthesia—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To find out correlation of stocker’s and craig’s formulae with ultrasound findings of subarachnoid depthTimepoint: 10 minutes prior to shifting to operating room—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sushma TK

Kasturba Medical College Manipal

drsushmagowda@gmail.com9964620729

Outcome results

None listed

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