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Effect of making the patient sit for 2 minutes after injection in the back on drop in blood pressure in patients undergoing lower limb surgeries

Effect of Delayed Supine Positioning on Hypotension As Measured By Mean Arterial Pressure In Elderly Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Surgeries- A Randomized Controlled Study - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/083021
Enrollment
64
Registered
2025-03-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Delayed supine positioning in elderly patients undergoing lower limb surgeries: making the patient to sit upright for 2 minutes after administering spinal anesthesia in elderly patients

Sponsors

SRM Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All ASA PS I II and III patients undergoing lower limb surgeries

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal contraindications to spinal anesthesia like local anesthetic allergy, infection, increased intracranial pressure, preexisting neurological defecit

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
incidence of hypotensionTimepoint: 2 4 6 8 10 15 20 25 30 minutes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Phenylephrine requiremntTimepoint: 2 4 6 8 10 15 20 25 30 minutes;changes in Heart rateTimepoint: 2 4 6 8 10 15 20 25 30 minutes;incidence of nausea and vomittingTimepoint: ;Time of onset of pain post spinal anesthesiaTimepoint: ;Heart rate at the time of first episode of hypotensionTimepoint:

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr K Anand

SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

anandk@srmist.edu.in9865282288

Outcome results

None listed

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