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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/05/086249 [Registered on: 05/05/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 02/05/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Prediction of hypotension after spinal anaesthesia with Neck Ultrasonography. 
Scientific Title of Study   Pre-anaesthetic Ultrasonographic assessment of Carotid artery and Internal jugular vein to predict post spinal anaesthesia hypotension in elderly patients undergoing lower limb surgeries: An 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  Dr Abhijit Kumar 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  AIIMS Kalyani 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology. Main OT complex, 1st floor, IPD building. AIIMS Kalyani, Basantapur, Saguna. West Bengal.
Basantapur, Saguna, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal.
Nadia
WEST BENGAL
741245
India 
Phone  08586858377  
Fax    
Email  abhijit.kumar999@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Abhijit Kumar 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  AIIMS Kalyani 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology. Main OT complex, 1st floor, IPD building. AIIMS Kalyani, Basantapur, Saguna. West Bengal.
Basantapur, Saguna, Kalyani, West Bengal.

WEST BENGAL
741245
India 
Phone  8586858377  
Fax    
Email  abhijit.kumar999@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Abhijit Kumar 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  AIIMS Kalyani 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology. Main OT complex, 1st floor, IPD building. AIIMS Kalyani, Basantapur, Saguna. West Bengal.
Basantapur, Saguna, Kalyani, West Bengal.

WEST BENGAL
741245
India 
Phone  08586858377  
Fax    
Email  abhijit.kumar999@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Anaesthesiology. Main OT complex, 1st floor, IPD building. AIIMS Kalyani, Basantapur, Saguna. West Bengal, India. PIN-741245. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  AIIMS Kalyani 
Address  Kalyani, NH - 34 Connector, Basantapur, Saguna West Bengal - 741245 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution 
 
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 Abhijit Kumar  AIIMS Kalyani  Main OT complex, 1st floor, IPD building. AIIMS Kalyani, Basantapur, Saguna. West Bengal, India. PIN-741245.
Nadia
WEST BENGAL 
8586858377

abhijit.kumar999@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani   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 
Intervention  Nil  Not applicable 
Comparator Agent  Nil  Not applicable 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  60.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical health status I & II 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients with history of heart disease, valvular or carotid artery surgeries, carotid artery stenosis more than 50 percent, cerebrovascular disease or chronic kidney disease, BMI more than 35kg per meter square, uncontrolled hypertension, compromised haemodynamic status and or on vasopressors.  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Sensitivity and specificity of Carotid blood flow in prediction of hypotension in patients undergoing lower limb surgeries under Spinal Anaesthesia  Mean arterial pressure will be recorded every 2 minutes to document the incidence of hypotension for the first 20 minutes after spinal anaesthesia. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Sensitivity & specificity of corrected carotid flow time in prediction of hypotension in patients undergoing lower limb surgeries under Spinal Anaesthesia  Mean arterial pressure will be documented every 2 minutes for the first 20 minutes after documenting corrected carotid flow time & Spinal anaesthesia to note the incidence of Post spinal anaesthesia hypotension 
Sensitivity & specificity of Carotid artery peak systolic velocity variation in prediction of hypotension in patients undergoing lower limb surgeries under Spinal Anaesthesia  Mean arterial pressure will be documented every 2 minutes for the first 20 minutes after documenting carotid artery peak systolic velocity & spinal anaesthesia to note the incidence of Post spinal anaesthesia hypotension 
Sensitivity & specificity of Internal jugular vein collapsibility index in prediction of hypotension in patients undergoing lower limb surgeries under Spinal Anaesthesia  Mean arterial pressure will be documented every 2 minutes for the first 20 minutes after documenting internal jugular vein collapsibility index & spinal anaesthesia to note the incidence of Post spinal anaesthesia hypotension 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="152"
Sample Size from India="152" 
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)   02/06/2025 
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="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
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 - NO
Brief Summary  

Spinal anaesthesia is commonly used for surgeries but carries a risk of post spinal anaesthesia hypotension (PSAH) due to decreased systemic vascular resistance and cardiac output. Patients with preexisting hypovolemia and old age are at higher risk due to inherent physiological changes with age. Pre-anaesthetic assessments of preload and afterload can help predict and prevent PSAH. Traditional methods like the passive leg raising test and ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava (IVC) have been used to assess fluid responsiveness. However, these methods are preload dependent and at times not feasible. Newer methods, such as corrected carotid flow time (cCFT), carotid artery peak systolic velocity variation (CAPVV) and internal jugular vein collapsibility index (IJVCI) may offer better predictions of PSAH as they consider both preload and afterload and are less affected by respiration. PSAH can be harmful to patients with limited cardiopulmonary reserve and considering that the elderly heart is very sensitive to preload to maintain cardiac output because of stiff ventricles and blunted reflex tachycardia, it is easy to understand why elderly patients undergoing spinal anesthesia are at increased risk of hypotension, with reported incidences of 25% to 80%. Various preoperative measures have been investigated by researchers to predict PSAH but the evidence is not enough to formulate a conclusive opinion. The intended observational study will be executed in the main operation theatre complex of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani after obtaining informed consent from adult patients undergoing surgeries under Spinal Anaesthesia. Overall, 152 patients who are aged more than 60 years undergoing surgeries on lower limb under spinal anaesthesia will be included in the study after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. All patients will undergo pre anaesthesic ultrasound of neck vessels to determine Carotid blood flow (CBF), cCFT, CAPVV and IJVCI on the right side of the neck using doppler functions. Subsequently, heart rate (HR) and Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) will be recorded immediately before spinal anaesthesia and defined as baseline readings. The patient will be coloaded with RL infusion of 10ml/kg over 10 minutes. Spinal anaesthesia will be performed at the level of the L3 to 4 or L4 to 5 intervertebral spaces as per standard protocol. MAP will be recorded every 2 minutes for the first 20 minutes immediately after spinal anaesthesia. HR and Oxygen saturation (SpO2) shall also be recorded at same time intervals. Patients will be given RL infusion of 5 ml/kg/hour as maintenance fluid throughout the intraoperative period. PSAH will be defined as an absolute value of MAP less than 65 mm-Hg or a decrease in MAP by more than 20% from the baseline value. The incidence of hypotension and number of such episodes will be recorded in the first 20 mins after spinal anaesthesia in each patient and accordingly they will be divided into respective groups. First hypotensive episode will be treated with 250 ml of RL bolus and in cases of unresponsiveness or subsequent such episodes, PSAH will be treated with incremental bolus of Phenylephrine 25 mcg as per standard protocol. Atropine 0.5 mg IV will be given if HR falls <50 BPM along with hypotension. 


 
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