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Comparison of side lying and sitting position for spinal anaesthesia to see which is safer more comfortable for the patients and easier to perform for doctors

Comparison of lateral decubitus and sitting position for subarachnoid block effect on block characteristics and patient safety and anaesthesiologist comfort - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/04/108273
Enrollment
126
Registered
2026-04-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: nil: nil

Sponsors

Nidhishree L Kuthar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of both gender undergoing spinal anaesthesia in sitting or lateral position for surgeries being performed below umbilicus ASA physical status I II III having height 140 to 160 cm and weight less than 80 kgs elective lower abdomen perineal or lower limb surgeries under spinal anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients refusal to give consent contraindications to spinal anaesthesia patients with infection at the site of injection morbid obesity that is BMI more than 35 Hemodynamic instability anatomical deformity and prior spinal surgeries obstetric patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare block characteristic and patient safety outcomes between lateral and sitting position during subarachnoid blockTimepoint: at sensory block onset time, at 2o minutes, at onset time of motor block, at time achieve complete motor block, hemodynamic parameters at baseline, at immediate post induction, at 5mins,at 10mins, at 20mins,at 30mins,at 45 mins, at 60mins

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to compare anaesthesiologist comfort & ease of procedure between the two position to evaluate patient comfort & satisfaction with positionTimepoint: at intraoperative, at postoperative ward

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Joylin Stephany Dsouza

Justice K S Hegde Charitable Hospital

drjoysteff@gmail.com9901900185

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026