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Ultrasound Imaging For Facilitating Labour Epidurals in Obese Parturients

NCT00439998 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2009-07-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The efficacy of an epidural depends mainly on accurate placement of the catheter in the epidural space. Therefore, identification of the epidural space is the most vital part of the procedure. Obese patients represent the most challenging group for the identification of anatomical landmarks. With the use of ultrasound, we can visualize the images of the anatomical structures in the back. Some anesthesiologists believe ultrasound can help in the placement of an epidural, and routinely use it to assist in determining needle entry point in your back as well as estimating the depth at which the epidural space will be found. Our hypothesis is that the use of lumbar spine ultrasound imaging will accurately determine the epidural space depth and the epidural insertion point in obese patients.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound

ultrasound scan of the lumbar spine with 2-5 MHz curved array probe

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mrinalini Balki, MD · Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-02-29
Completion
2008-02-29

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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