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CTRI Number  CTRI/2017/11/010545 [Registered on: 17/11/2017] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 16/11/2017
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A study to test the advantages of ultrasound guided spinal anesthsia as compared to conventional landmark using spinal anesthesia 
Scientific Title of Study   A study to test the efficacy and safety of pre-procedure ultrasound guided paramedian technique as compared to conventional landmark guided median technique in administering spinal anesthesia 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Brig Sunny Eapen 
Designation  Associate Professor, 
Affiliation  Armed forces medical college 
Address  Dept of Anaesthesiology and Critical care AFMC Solapur Road,Pune 411040

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411040
India 
Phone  9878732781  
Fax    
Email  sunny_eapen@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Brig Sunny Eapen 
Designation  Associate Professor, 
Affiliation  armed forces medical college 
Address  Dept of Anaesthesiology and Critical care AFMC Solapur Road,Pune 411040

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411040
India 
Phone  9878732781  
Fax    
Email  sunny_eapen@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Amresh Chandra Bal 
Designation  Resident Anesthesiology (Student) 
Affiliation  Armed forces medical college 
Address  Dept of Anaesthesiology and Critical care AFMC Solapur Road,Pune 411040

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411040
India 
Phone  9765169272  
Fax    
Email  drcool.amresh@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Dept of Anaesthesiology and Critical care AFMC Solapur Road,Pune 411040 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Armed Forces Medical College 
Address  Dept of Anaesthesiology and critical care AFMC Solapur Road ,Pune 411040 
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 Brig Sunny Eapen  Department of Anaesthesiology  Departement of anaesthesiology and critical care AFMC sholapur road pune 411040
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9878732781

sunny_eapen@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Medical Research Cell and Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Patients scheduled for elective surgeries under spinal anesthesia,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  P group comprising ultrasound guided C group comprising conventional landmark guided  P group comprising preprocedure ultrasound guided paramedian approach for administering spinal anaesthesia in comparison to C Group comprising conventional landmark guided median approach for administering spinal anaesthesia 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  50.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  age 50 years and above
consented patients scheduled for elective lower abdominal ,pelvic , lower limb surgeries 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  below 50 yrs
contraindication to spinal anesthesiaallergy to local anesthetic
coagulopathy
local site infection
indeterminate neurologic disease 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Total number of needle insertion attempts
Total number of needle passes 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence of radicular pain,paresthesia
Incidence of blood in spinal needle 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="74"
Sample Size from India="74" 
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)   05/12/2016 
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="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   None yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   A study to compare safety and efficacy of pre-procedure ultrasound guided paramedian technique as compared to landmark guided median technique for administering spinal anesthesia 
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