Dural Puncture Epidural Technique For Vaginal Procedures

Comparative Study Between Dural Puncture Epidural Technique and Conventional Epidural Technique During Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05031117

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-01

Start date

2022-01-10

Completion date

2023-02-19

Last updated

2023-08-31

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Conditions

Gynecologic Diseases Requiring Vaginal Hysterectomy

Brief summary

25G Dural Puncture Epidural Technique will be compared with Conventional Standard Lumbar Epidural Technique During Anesthesia of Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy.

Interventions

PROCEDUREConventional Epidural Technique

Standard Lumbar Epidural Technique at L4-5 interspace using Tuhoy needle (18G) then epidural catheter (20G) inserted, then 15ml 0.5% Bupivacane and 50ug fentanyl given.

PROCEDURE25G Dural Puncture Epidural Technique

25G pencil point spinal needle will be inserted at L4-5 interspace through the tuhoy needle

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

25 Years to 55 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age: 25-55 years old. * Height: 165 cm.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient Refusal. * Coagulopathy. * Deformity of lumbar vertebrae.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
incidence of bilateral sacral blockade	Up to 30 minutes after local anesthetic injection

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026