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To study the effect of abdominal circumference of pregnant patients on the spread of the drug bupivacaine heavy injected in the fluid filled space around the spinal cord in patients undergoing caesarean operation

Correlation between maternal abdominal girth and the level of sensory block with hyperbaric bupivacaine in the term parturient-A Prospective Observational Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/082955
Enrollment
72
Registered
2025-03-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O82- Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Govt of NCT of Delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Singleton Pregnancy Gestational Age more than or equal to 37 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of allergy to bupivacaine Contraindication for spinal anaesthesia Spinal puncture failure Asymmetry of spinal spread Spinal deformity Short stature less than or equal to 140 cm Intrauterine growth/fibroids Intraabdominal growth/tumors

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To analyse the correlation of maternal abdominal girth with sensory level of spinal anaesthesia.Timepoint: At 3mins.6mins,9mins,12mins & 15 mins. The level of spread 15 minutes after intrathecal injection will be used for the analysis.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To analyse the correlation of age, height, weight, Vertebral column length with sensory level of spinal anaesthesiaTimepoint: At 3mins.6mins,9mins,12mins & 15 mins. The level of spread 15 minutes after intrathecal injection will be used for the analysis.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ajay Kumar

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Govt of NCT of Delhi

gowthampetit@gmail.com9789371264

Outcome results

None listed

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