Headache after dural puncture - influence of cerebrospinal liquid pressure

Correlation of cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure and the incidence of post-dural puncture headache after spinal saddle-block

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN19393727

Enrollment

400

Registered

2009-07-27

Start date

2009-04-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Post-dural puncture headache Nervous System Diseases Postprocedural disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Using a 27 gauche Quincke needle for spinal anaesthesia in saddle block technique, measuring the cerebrospinal fluid pressure by using a spinal fluid manometer. All patients were treated according a

in house patients receive 1.0 ml bucaine 0.5% hyperbaric

all patients received a telephone-call 1 week after surgical intervention to obtain information about complications concerning the spinal anaesthesia.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male/female patients with minor perianal surgery 2. Aged 18 - 80 years 3. American Society of Anaesthesioloists (ASA) grade I - III 4. No contraindications for spinal anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindications for spinal anaesthesia 2. Allergy to local anaesthetics

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Post-dural puncture headache and other complications within 7 days.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

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