Comparative study of epidural vs. spinal anesthesia on ventricular repolarization in patients undergoing lower limb surgery

Comparative study of epidural and spinal anesthesia on ventricular repolarization in patients undergoing elective lower limb surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190120042427N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-02-14

Start date

2019-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-25

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Conditions

surgery operation. During surgical operation

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: epidural anesthesia done from L3-L4 or L4-L5 space with bupivacaine injection. Intervention 2: Control group: In the first group, spinal anesthesia was performed th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The QTc interval is less than 440 milliseconds in the pre-operative electrocardiogram

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Treated with antiarrhythmic drugs Are treated with QTc interval augmenting drugs History of cardiac disease Electrolyte imbalance

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
QT spacing of the electrocardiogram. Timepoint: after surgery. Method of measurement: electrocardiogram.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahmoud Akhlaghi

Shahre-kord University of Medical Sciences

akhlaghi23@yahoo.com+98 38 3222 0016

Outcome results

None listed

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