Status:
COMPLETED
Taylor's Approach vs Lumbar Approach for Spinal Anesthesia
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Spinal Anesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Spinal anesthesia is a common technique for providing anesthesia for knee joint replacement surgery. The investigators wish to demonstrate that using a lower approach to spinal anesthetic (Taylor's ap...
Detailed Description
1. Purpose To determine if Taylor's approach (paramedian, via L5-S1 interspace) to subarachnoid blockade produces less hypotension than the more commonly used paramedian lumbar approach (via L3-L4...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Able to understand study protocol and give informed consent
- Presenting for primary total knee joint arthroplasty at University of British Columbia Hospital
- American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Class 1, 2 or 3
Exclusion
- American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Class 4 or 45
- Patients who have elected not to have spinal anesthesia for their procedure
- Patients deemed clinically inappropriate for spinal anesthesia by the attending anesthesiologist
- Patients who are allergic to Local Anesthetic or Ultrasound gel.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02302378
Start Date
January 1 2015
End Date
May 1 2015
Last Update
December 4 2015
Active Locations (1)
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University of British Columbia Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1L8