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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/09/074123 [Registered on: 20/09/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 07/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Medical Device
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effect of early ambulation on post dural puncture headache after surgery under spinal anaesthesia with 27 G whitacre spinal needle 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of early ambulation on post dural puncture headache with 27 G Whitacre spinal anaesthesia needle at tertiary care centre A prospective randomized single blind clinical trial  
Trial Acronym  nil  
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Satyendra Yadav 
Designation  Senior consultant NBEMS and Associate professor anaesthesiology 
Affiliation  Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government institute of medical sciences 
Address  Department of anesthesiology and critical care Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali government institute of medical science Srinagar Pauri Garhwal

Garhwal
UTTARANCHAL
246174
India 
Phone  9410110479  
Fax  01346244701  
Email  satyendra.homein@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Ashish Rana 
Designation  DNB FIRST YEAR RESIDENT  
Affiliation  Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government institute of medical sciences 
Address  Department of anesthesiology and critical care Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali government institute of medical science Srinagar Pauri Garhwal

Garhwal
UTTARANCHAL
246174
India 
Phone  8178737154  
Fax  01346244701  
Email  ashishrana.ar66@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Satyendra Yadav 
Designation  Senior consultant NBEMS and Associate professor anaesthesiology 
Affiliation  Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government institute of medical sciences 
Address  Department of anesthesiology and critical care Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali government institute of medical science Srinagar Pauri Garhwal

Garhwal
UTTARANCHAL
246174
India 
Phone  9410110479  
Fax  01346244701  
Email  satyendra.homein@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of anaesthesiology Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Institute of medical Sciences and Research Srikot Srinagar Pauri Garhwal pincode 246178 Uttrakhand India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Veer chandra singh garhwali government institute of medical sciences 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology and critical care Veer chandra singh garhwali government institute of medical sciences Srikot Srinagar Pauri Garhwal pin code 246178 Uttrakhand India 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Satyendra Yadav MD MAMS  Veer chandra singh Garhwali government institute of medical sciences and research   Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care
Garhwal
UTTARANCHAL 
8178737154
01346244701
ashishrana.ar66@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Veer chandra singh garhwali Instituitnal ethical committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Group B is the comparator group In group B ambulation done in 6 hours of spinal anaesthesia and evaluate for post dural puncture headache  Patient are parallel grouped in group A and Group B In Group A patient ambulation done at 2 hours of spinal anesthesia and evaluated for incidence character and severity of Post dural puncture headache In group B patient are ambulation done at 6 hours of spinal anesthesia and evaluate for incidence character and severity of post dural puncture headache  
Intervention  Spinal anesthesia with Whitacre 27 G spinal needle in patient undergoing surgery below T10 dermatome level  Spinal anesthesia with Whitacre 27 G spinal needle in patient undergoing surgery below T10 dermatome level Patient are parallel grouped in group A and Group B In Group A patient ambulation done at 2 hours of spinal anesthesia and evaluated for incidence character and severity of Post dural puncture headache In group B patient ambulation done at 6 hours of spinal anesthesia and evaluate for incidence character and severity of post dural puncture headache i  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  ASA Grade 1 and Grade 2
Age 18 years to 60 years
Elective general and orthopedic surgery below T10 dermatome level 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients not willing for the spinal anesthesia procedure
Patients with ASA grade more than 2
Patient age more than 60 years
Patients with bleeding disorders
Obstetrics patients
Patients with documented allergy to Bupivacaine
If dose of injection Bupivacaine more than 3 ml
Surgical procedure lasting more than 90 minutes
Patients with any co morbid conditions requiring treatment
Bloody tap following sub arachnoid puncture
BMI more than 24 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the effect of early ambulation following spinal anesthesia with Whitacre
spinal needle on post dural puncture headache (PDPH) in surgical patients.
II. To study incidence and characteristics of post dural puncture headache (PDPH)
following spinal anesthesia with Whitacre spinal needle in relation to early versus
restricted ambulation in surgical patients. 
Group A Early ambulation observed for post dural puncture headache in perioperative period and headache after ambulation at h 2 hours 4 hours 6 hours 8 hours 12 hours 18 hours 24 hours 36 hours 48 hours and 72 hours of spinal anesthesia
Group B Restricted ambulation observed for headache in perioperative period and after ambulation at 6 hours 8 hours 12 hours 18 hours 24 hours 36 hours 48 hours and 72 hours. of spinal anetheisa
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To study the ease of lumbar puncture and failure rate of spinal anesthesia with
Whitacre 27 G spinal needle 
Group A Early ambulation at 2 hours of spinal anaesthesia
Group B Restricted ambulation at 6 hours of spinal anaetheisa 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="64"
Sample Size from India="64" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "64"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="64" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/09/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 30/09/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Those patient will be recurited who are coming for preanesthetic checkup before surgery in department of anaesthesiology and critical care Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali  Government Institute of medical Sciences and Research Srinagar Pauri  Garhwal  
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