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Ultrasound scanning of the spine to measure the epidural space depth and comparing it with the actual epidural space depth during the procedure.

Pre-Procedural lumbar Ultrasound For Estimating Epidural Space Depth and its correlation with Procedural Needle Depth. An observational study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/103379
Enrollment
30
Registered
2026-02-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: N939- Abnormal uterine and vaginal bleeding, unspecified Health Condition 2: N202- Calculus of kidney with calculus of ureter Health Condition 3: M242- Disorder of ligament Health Condition 4: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified Health Condition 5: K429- Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Rajarajeswari medical college hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with body mass index (BMI) more than 25 Those undergoing surgery under epidural or Combined spinal epidural anaesthesia or General anaesthesia with epidural anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal Pregnant patients Patients with previous spine surgeries Patients with spine anomalies Patient with alterted coagulation & bleeding disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
correlation between the ultrasound depth (UD) and the needle depth (ND)Timepoint: ultrasound depth measured on the day of surgery before shifting to OT and needle depth is measured during the epidural insertion time—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The absolute difference between the two values (ND considered to be the gold standard ) The correlation between the BMI & the ND Number of attemptsTimepoint: measured during epidural insertion time—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Navya C R

Rajarajeswari medical college hospital

crnavya@gmail.com09740060543

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026