spinal anaesthesia at L3,4 interspace vs L5,S1 interspace

A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING HAEMODYNAMIC STABILITY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS UNDERGOING SPINAL ANESTHESIA AT L5,S1 VERSUS SPINAL ANESTHESIA AT L3,4

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201109000311318

Enrollment

Registered

2011-08-16

Start date

2011-09-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Surgery post spinal anaesthesia hypotension Anaesthesia

Interventions

Group 1 (Standard block)

Group 2 (low block)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients scheduled for transurethral resection of the prostate under spinal anaesthesia during the period 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2011 will be eligible. All ASA I - III patients,above 60yrs scheduled for surgery under spinal anaesthesia during this period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal to participate 2. Contraindication to spinal anaesthesia a. coagulopathy b. hypovolemia/shock c. increased intracranial pressure d. sepsis e. infection at the puncture site 3. Severe cardiac disease graded as NYHA III - IV

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
to compare the proportion of hypotension between elderly patients who undergo spinal anaesthesia at L3,4 and those who undergo spinal anaesthesia at L5,S1	—

Countries

Kenya

Contacts

Public ContactKaren Mbaya

karen.mbaya@aku.edu+254 722 498 991

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026