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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/01/079259 [Registered on: 23/01/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/01/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Follow Up Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Does Spinal Anaesthesia cause long term Low Back Pain after Childbirth 
Scientific Title of Study   To assess the association of Spinal Anaesthesia with Chronic Low Back Pain Following Childbirth: A Prospective, Observational Study  
Trial Acronym  nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Runjhun Aggarwal 
Designation  Resident, MD Anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi 
Address  Operation Theatre, 8th floor, New Hospital Building, B-Block, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi 110062

South
DELHI
110062
India 
Phone  8800194344  
Fax    
Email  runjhaggarwal@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Pratibha Panjiar 
Designation  Professor, Department of Anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi 
Address  Operation Theatre, 8th floor, New Hospital Building, B-Block, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi 110062

South
DELHI
110062
India 
Phone  9311657822  
Fax    
Email  pratibha.panjiar@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Runjhun Aggarwal 
Designation  Resident, MD Anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi 
Address  Operation Theatre, 8th floor, New Hospital Building, B-Block, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi 110062

South
DELHI
110062
India 
Phone  8800194344  
Fax    
Email  runjhaggarwal@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
None 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research 
Address  Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research and HAHC Hospital, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, 110062 
Type of Sponsor  Private 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 Runjhun Aggarwal   HIMSR and HAHC Hospital   8TH AND 2ND FLOOR OT COMPLEX, A Block and B Block, Old and New Hospital Building, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research and Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital, Hamdard Nagar 110062
South
DELHI 
8800194344

runjhaggarwal@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee of Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research and Associated HAHC Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O749||Complication of anesthesia duringlabor and delivery, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  NIL  NIL 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  1.All women who deliver at HAHC Hospital either vaginally without anaesthesia, or cesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia
2.The patient must be registered in Ante Natal Clinic at HAHC Hospital  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patients with preexisting low back pain before pregnancy, diagnosed lumbar spinal pathologies and diagnosed psychiatric disorders including depression and anxiety
2.Refusal to participate in study
3.Patients developing any complication after childbirth, requiring wound resuturing or have a complication for which they have to undergo any surgery within 3 months  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the incidence of chronic low back pain following childbirth in patients receiving spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery versus in patients undergoing vaginal delivery without any anaesthesia technique  D0 - day of delivery
D1 - 1st follow up in person
D7 - 2nd follow up telephonically
D90 - 3rd follow up telephonically 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.To compare the severity of chronic low back pain following childbirth in the two study groups
2.To determine the incidence of chronic low back pain following childbirth in the cohort oof patients presenting in our hospital
3.To study the association of physical factors during pregnancy and childbirth, with chronic low back pain following childbirth 
D0 - day of delivery
D1 - 1st follow up in person
D7 - 2nd follow up telephonically
D90 - 3rd follow up telephonically 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="528"
Sample Size from India="528" 
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)   05/02/2025 
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="3"
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   This is an observational, prospective study to assess the association of spinal anaesthesia with chronic low back pain following childbirth
The objectives of this study are -
1.To compare the incidence of chronic low back pain following childbirth in patients receiving spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery versus in patients undergoing vaginal delivery without any anaesthesia technique
2.To compare the severity of chronic low back pain following childbirth in the two study groups 
3.To determine the incidence of chronic low back pain following childbirth in the cohort of patients presenting in our hospital 
4.To study the association of physical factor during pregnancy and childbirth, with chronic low back pain following childbirth 
The trial will be conducted in the department of anaesthesiology and department of obstetrics and gynaecology of Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research 
 
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