Comparison of Sprotte and Quincke needles with respect to post dural puncture headache

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201009292080N4

Enrollment

162

Registered

2010-12-28

Start date

2010-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

headache. Other specified headache syndromes

Interventions

Sprotte spinal needle

Quincke spinal needle

Intervention 1: Sprotte spinal needle. Intervention 2: Quincke spinal needle.

Treatment - Devices

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age 16- 65, patients with major surgery of lower limb or lower abdominal segment under spinal anesthesia. Exclusion criteria: patients with chronic headache and drug induced headache.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Headache. Timepoint: every 4 hours till 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: checklist and physical exam.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Tinnitus. Timepoint: every 4 hours till 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: checklist & physical exam.;Hypotension. Timepoint: every 4 hours till 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: checklist & physical exam.;Vertigo. Timepoint: every 4 hours till 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: checklist & physical exam.;Nausea & vomitting. Timepoint: every 4 hours till 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: checklist & physical exam.;Nuchal rigidity. Timepoint: every 4 hours till 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: checklist & physical exam.	—

Measure

Time frame

Tinnitus. Timepoint: every 4 hours till 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: checklist & physical exam.;Hypotension. Timepoint: every 4 hours till 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: checklist & physical exam.;Vertigo. Timepoint: every 4 hours till 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: checklist & physical exam.;Nausea & vomitting. Timepoint: every 4 hours till 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: checklist & physical exam.;Nuchal rigidity. Timepoint: every 4 hours till 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: checklist & physical exam.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAfsane Norouzi

Arak University of Medical Sciences

norouzi.a@arakmu.ac.ir+98 86122247900

Outcome results

None listed

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