FindTrial
Sign In

Ultrasound Guided Epidural Depth assessment Between Transverse Median Plane and landmark approch And Parasagittal Oblique Plane and landmark approch For Lower Thoracic Epidural.

Ultrasound Guided Epidural Depth Estimates : A Comparison Between Transverse Median Plane And Parasagittal Oblique Plane For Lower Thoracic Epidural - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/089248
Enrollment
56
Registered
2025-06-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Parasagittal Oblique Plane: This is the newer or less conventional approach that is often considered as the intervention in comparative studies Control Intervention1: Transverse Median

Sponsors

Swami Rama Himalayan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anaesthesiologist (ASA) physical status grade I and II posted for elective surgical procedures of general surgery, urological and gynaecological surgeries under lower thoracic epidural anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal for Regional Anaesthesia. Known allergies to Local anaesthetics. Bleeding disorders Infection at local site BMI above 30 kg/m2 Inability to give informed consent Psychiatric Disorder Patient with neurological diseases History of spinal surgery Pregnant females Deformities of the spine and any other contraindication to neuraxial block will be excluded from this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate skin epidural depth as assessed by ultrasound (UD) & conventional technique Needle depth (ND) in Transverse median plane & Parasagittal Oblique plane.Timepoint: 15-20 minutes—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the accuracy of needle depth (ND) and ultrasound guided epidural depth (ED) in Transverse median plane and Parasagittal oblique plane . Correlation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and skin epidural depth in both the planes.Timepoint: 15-20 minutes—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRohan Bhatia

Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences

rohanbhatia@srhu.edu.in9971014232

Outcome results

None listed

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