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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/081262 [Registered on: 25/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Screening 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A study to compare sub arachnoid space depth using ultrasound, stockers formula and measurement of spinal needle in patients posted for elective lower segment cesarean section. 
Scientific Title of Study   A prospective comparison of sub arachnoid space depth estimation in lumbar region by ultrasound, stockers formula, measurement of spinal needle in patients posted for elective lower segment cesarean section. 
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 Sweta 
Designation  Associate Professor  
Affiliation  LLRM Medical College  
Address  Department of anaesthesia LLRM Medical College Meerut Uttar Pradesh

Meerut
UTTAR PRADESH
250004
India 
Phone  8750933442  
Fax    
Email  swetaanae@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sweta 
Designation  Associate Professor  
Affiliation  LLRM Medical College  
Address  Department of anaesthesia LLRM Medical College Meerut Uttar Pradesh


UTTAR PRADESH
250004
India 
Phone  8750933442  
Fax    
Email  swetaanae@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Jheelam Singh 
Designation  Senior Resident  
Affiliation  LLRM Medical College Meerut  
Address  Department of anaesthesia LLRM Medical College Meerut Uttar Pradesh

Meerut
UTTAR PRADESH
250004
India 
Phone  6398478017  
Fax    
Email  jheelamsingh7@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
2/123, Ground floor, near to IT parking, Department of Anaesthesia LLRM Medical College Meerut, Uttar Pradesh India -250004 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  LLRM Medical College Department of Anaesthesiology  
Address  LLRM Medical College Meerut Uttar Pradesh India250004 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
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 Sweta  LLRM Medical College  Department of Anaesthesiology LLRM Medical College Meerut
Meerut
UTTAR PRADESH 
8750933442

swetaanae@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Office Of The Principal, LLRM MEDICAL COLLEGE, Meerut, Institutional 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  Spinal needle length by vernier calliper  Measurement of Subarachnoid space using spinal needle measurement in patients undergoing elective lower segment cesarean section. Duration is not applicable 
Comparator Agent  Stockers formula  Measurement of subarachnoid space depth using, Stockers Formula Duration is not applicable 
Intervention  Ultrasonography  Usg based screening of lumbar spine will be done Duration is not applicable 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  40.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  Patient undergoing elective lower segment cesarean section 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Refusal to spinal anaesthesia
2. Infection at injection site
3. Coagulopathy
4. History of spinal abnormalities, previous spinal surgery 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate accuracy of stockers formula in estimation of subarachnoid space depth  At 36,37 weeks period of gestation before giving spinal anaesthesia  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Number of attempts required for successful dural puncture   from the screening of spine ,at 0 minute 
Number of needle redirections in the same space  at 0 mins 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   17/03/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   It is a prospective randomised study to measure subarachnoid space depth using ultrasound, stocker’s formula in patients undergoing elective  lower segment cesarean section with spinal needle measurement. 
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