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Spinal anesthesia for emergency cesarean section: comparison of 25-gauge pencil point needle with 22-gauge cutting needle

Spinal anesthesia for emergency cesarean section: comparison of 25-gauge pencil point needle with 22-gauge cutting needle

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-IOR-14005689
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2014-12-18
Start date
2015-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

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

Conditions

emergency cesarean section

Interventions

22C: 22-gauge cutting needle
25P: 25-gauge pencil point needle

Sponsors

Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA physical status I or II women with singleton pregnancy at 36-40 weeks of gestation undergoing emergency cesarean section under spinal anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The patients with coagulopathy, infection, diabetes pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, cardiac disease, and history of intraspinal anesthesia were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the number of attempts taken to perform successful puncture;time to CSF backflow;the number of easy CSF aspiration;the time to onset of analgesia at T10 level;highest level of analgesia;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
maternal heart rate;maternal blood pressure;neonatal Apgar scores;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLijun Tang
au995@139.com+86 13482602532

Outcome results

None listed

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