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Ultrasound-assisted Spinal Anesthesia in Midline Versus Paramedian Approach in Adult Orthopedic Surgery

Ultrasound-assisted Spinal Anesthesia in Midline Versus Paramedian Approach in Adult Orthopedic Surgery

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07047469
Enrollment
110
Registered
2025-07-02
Start date
2025-06-13
Completion date
2025-12-20
Last updated
2025-07-02

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

Conditions

Anesthesia; Functional

Brief summary

This study aims to compare between the two methods (midline and paramedian approach of spinal anesthesia guided by ultrasound) by the number of needle passes required to successful dural puncture.

Interventions

PROCEDUREGroup (1): spinal anesthesia with median approach

patients undergoing orthopedic surgery will receive spinal anesthesia with median approach under ultrasound guided techniques

PROCEDUREGroup (2): spinal anesthesia with paramedian approach

patients undergoing orthopedic surgery will receive spinal anesthesia with paramedian approach under ultrasound guided techniques

Sponsors

Sohag University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients will perform orthopedic surgery * Physical state I or II according to ASA classification * Age between (18 - 50 ) * Body mass index less than 30

Exclusion criteria

* Patient refusal . * Local infection at the puncture site . * Allergy to any of the drugs to be administrated . * Old age patients * Obese patients * Previous spinal surgery . * Spinal stenosis . * Multiple sclerosis . * Coagulopathy. * Hypovolemia . * Systemic infection . * Aortic stenosis . * Spina bifida and back deformity .

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The severity of back pain in patients that will receive spinal anesthesia by median versus paramedian approach24 hours, 72 hours, and 1 week after spinal anesthesia.pain measurement by numerical rating scale (NRS)

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactAreej M Abd Elkader, Resident
Mareej22@yahoo.com01288811379
Backup ContactAhmed E Abd Elrahman, Professor
01118011611

Outcome results

None listed

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