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CTRI Number  CTRI/2013/01/003281 [Registered on: 02/01/2013] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/07/2014
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   An observational study to know whether it is feasible to preoperatively check and confirm placement of an epidural catheter using 3cc of a drug called lignocaine 1% 
Scientific Title of Study   An observational study to assess the feasibility of pre operative confirmation of epidural catheter placement using 3cc of 1% lignocaine. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
1011  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Sumitra Bakshi 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain,Tata Memorial Hospital, 
Address  1102, Gloriosa, Prin N.M.Kale Marg, Agar Bazar, Mumbai Dept of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial hospital Parel, Mumbai 400012 Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400028 India
Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai-12
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  9869334449  
Fax    
Email  sumitrabakshi@yahoo.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Vinayak Vanjari 
Designation  P.G. Student 
Affiliation  Tata Memorial Hospital 
Address  B-3 Kohir CHS, Patel estate road, Jogeshwari(W), Mumbai-400102 Dept. of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai

Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA
400102
India 
Phone  9821520950  
Fax    
Email  vinayakvanjari@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sumitra Bakshi 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Tata Memorial Hospital 
Address  1102, Gloriosa, Prin N.M.Kale Marg, Agar Bazar, Mumbai Dept of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial hospital Parel, Mumbai 400012 Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400028 India

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  9869334449  
Fax    
Email  sumitrabakshi@yahoo.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Dept of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Tata Memorial Hospital 
Address  Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai-400012 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
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 Sumitra Bakshi  Main OT complex  Second floor ,Main Building,OT complex, Tata Memorial Hospital,Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai Mumbai MAHARASHTRA
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9869334449

sumitrabakshi@yahoo.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Review Board  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Cancer patients for elective surgery,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  85.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Informed consent agreed upon
Patients planned for epidural catheter insertion in induction room
ASA physical status I to II patients (hypertensive patients not included),
Aged 18 years or older,
Scheduled to undergo elective surgical procedures requiring epidural catheter placement
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  All first cases in theatre.
Refusal to consent
Hypertensive patients
ASA physical status III and above
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1) Time taken for initial loss of temperature sensation
2) Extent of blockade (number of segments blocked; at end of 20 minutes),
3) Incidence of hypotension
 
1)The primary outcomes will be checked at 2,4,6,8,10,15,20 min after administration of local anesthetic. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence of hypotension
 
Will be checked at 2,4,6,8,10,15,20 min 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/01/2013 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This is an observational study to assess the feasibility of preoperative confirmation of epidural catheter placement using 3cc of 1% lignocaine that will be conducted at a single centre in India. The primary outcome measures will be the time taken for initial loss of temperature sensation. The secondary outcomes will be the extent of blockade (number of segments blocked; if less than 4 at end of 20 minutes) and the incidence of hypotension.

 
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