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Does Spinal Anaesthesia cause long term Low Back Pain after Childbirth

To assess the association of Spinal Anaesthesia with Chronic Low Back Pain Following Childbirth: A Prospective, Observational Study - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/01/079259
Enrollment
528
Registered
2025-01-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O749- Complication of anesthesia duringlabor and delivery, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.All women who deliver at HAHC Hospital either vaginally without anaesthesia, or cesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia 2.The patient must be registered in Ante Natal Clinic at HAHC Hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with preexisting low back pain before pregnancy, diagnosed lumbar spinal pathologies and diagnosed psychiatric disorders including depression and anxiety 2.Refusal to participate in study 3.Patients developing any complication after childbirth, requiring wound resuturing or have a complication for which they have to undergo any surgery within 3 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the incidence of chronic low back pain following childbirth in patients receiving spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery versus in patients undergoing vaginal delivery without any anaesthesia techniqueTimepoint: D0 - day of delivery D1 - 1st follow up in person D7 - 2nd follow up telephonically D90 - 3rd follow up telephonically

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.To compare the severity of chronic low back pain following childbirth in the two study groups 2.To determine the incidence of chronic low back pain following childbirth in the cohort oof patients presenting in our hospital 3.To study the association of physical factors during pregnancy and childbirth, with chronic low back pain following childbirthTimepoint: D0 - day of delivery D1 - 1st follow up in person D7 - 2nd follow up telephonically D90 - 3rd follow up telephonically

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRunjhun Aggarwal

Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi

pratibha.panjiar@gmail.com9311657822

Outcome results

None listed

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