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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/03/082203 [Registered on: 12/03/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 10/03/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Analytical]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   To know back pain after spinal anaesthesia with alternate method (Taylor method) in place of standard method 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluation of Post Spinal Back Pain with Taylor versus Median Approach for Spinal Anaesthesia 
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 Pawan Dewda 
Designation  Junior Resident, Gandhi Medical College 
Affiliation  Gandhi Medical College 
Address  Block A Second Floor Operation Theatre Gandhi Medical College and Associated Hamidia Hospitals Bhopal M.P.

Bhopal
MADHYA PRADESH
462001
India 
Phone  9589615681  
Fax    
Email  pawandewda06@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sweyta Shrivastava 
Designation  Assistant Professor  
Affiliation  Gandhi Medical College 
Address  Block A Second Floor Operation Theatre Gandhi Medical College and Associated Hamidia Hospitals Bhopal M.P.

Bhopal
MADHYA PRADESH
462001
India 
Phone  9425543210  
Fax    
Email  sweyta2907@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sweyta Shrivastava 
Designation  Assistant Professor  
Affiliation  Gandhi Medical College 
Address  Block A Second Floor Operation Theatre Gandhi Medical College and Associated Hamidia Hospitals Bhopal M.P.


MADHYA PRADESH
462001
India 
Phone  9425543210  
Fax    
Email  sweyta2907@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Gandhi Medical College Block A Second Floor Operation Theatre Gandhi Medical College and Associated Hamidia Hospitals Bhopal MADHYA PRADESH India 462001 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Gandhi Medical College Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 
Address  Sultania Road Royal Market Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India 462001 
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 Sweyta Shrivastava  Hamidia Hospital  Block A Second Floor Operation Theatre Gandhi Medical College Bhopal M.P.
Bhopal
MADHYA PRADESH 
9425543210

sweyta2907@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee GMC Bhopal  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: N00-N99||Diseases of the genitourinary system,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Median Approach  Infiltration of the puncture site with 2% lignocaine is done. subarachnoid block will be given at the L3–4 or L4–5 intervertebral space. the needle is inserted below the Low edge of the spinous process of the selected upper vertebrae and passes through the supraspinous ligament, interspinous ligament, ligamentum flavum, and epidural space, piercing the dura mater, free flow of CSF is obtained confirming successful location of proper needle placement and 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine (Bupivacaine Heavy Injection 0.5%) is injected  
Intervention  Taylors Approach  Infiltration of the puncture site with 2% lignocaine is done. It is carried out at L5 -S1 interspace, the largest interlaminar space of the vertebral column. Spinal needle is inserted in a cephalomedial direction through a skin wheal raised 1 cm medial and 1 cm caudal to the lower most prominence of the posterior superior iliac spine. The needle is walked off the sacrum to enter the Subarachnoid space, free flow of CSF is obtained confirming successful location of proper needle placement and 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine (Bupivacaine Heavy Injection 0.5%) is injected 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  All patients scheduled for below umbilical elective surgeries under Sub Arachnoid Block
Patient of ASA physical status I and II
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patient complaining of Pre existing chronic back pain
Bleeding diathesis and patients on anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs
Hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence    
Method of Concealment    
Blinding/Masking    
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To determine the proportion of patients affected by post spinal back pain   Severity of low back pain at Day1 and Day 7 via NRS and Prestructured validated questionnaire and at 3 months via post telephonic conversations 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to determine the onset duration severity of post spinal back pain   Severity of low back pain at Day1, Day 7 via NRS and Prestructured validated questionnaire and at 3 months via post telephonic conversations 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="88"
Sample Size from India="88" 
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)   10/04/2025 
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="11"
Days="30" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
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 - YES
  1. What data in particular will be shared?
    Response - All of the individual participant data collected during the trial, after de-identification.

  2. What additional supporting information will be shared?
    Response -  Study Protocol
    Response -  Statistical Analysis Plan
    Response - Informed Consent Form

  3. Who will be able to view these files?
    Response - Anyone

  4. For what types of analyses will this data be available?
    Response - To achieve aims in the approved proposal.

  5. By what mechanism will data be made available?
    Response (Others) - 

  6. For how long will this data be available start date provided 03-05-2024 and end date provided 03-05-2028?
    Response - Beginning 9 months and ending 36 months following article publication.

  7. Any URL or additional information regarding plan/policy for sharing IPD? 
    Additional Information - nil
Brief Summary  
Then patient will be taken for Spinal Anaesthesia with Standard Institutional anaesthesia protocol.
In both approaches ,subarachnoid block will be performed with 0.5% hyperbaric Bupivacaine Heavy , using a 23-gauge spinal needle, by anaesthesiologist.
 In Median Approach : subarachnoid block will be given at the L3–4 or L4–5 intervertebral space. 
In Taylor’s Approach subarachnoid block at L5-S1 intervertebral space.
The dose of Bupi­vacaine injected intrathecally depended on the duration of surgical procedure. 
Rescue analgesia for 24 hours post operative  pain control.
 
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