Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison Between Palpatory and Preprocedural Ultrasound Guided Techniques on Performance of Spinal Anesthesia
Lead Sponsor:
Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Conditions:
Pregnancy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Pre-procedural ultrasound for Spinal \& Epidural anesthesia is now being increasingly performed worldwide. Pre-procedural ultrasound assessment of the spine has been shown to facilitate the placement ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pregnant patients scheduled to receive spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean sections
- ASA physical status 1 - 3
- Written informed consent
- Gestational age ≥ 37 weeks.
Exclusion
- Patient's refusal.
- Body mass index ≥ 45
- Patient with marked spinal bony deformity (Severe scoliosis on visual inspection and previous spinal instrumentation).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01865955
Start Date
May 1 2013
End Date
October 1 2013
Last Update
February 3 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G1X5