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Three-Dimensional Ultrasound (3D US) in Parturients

NCT01523249 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2014-09-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare accuracy of a new three-dimensional ultrasound (3D US) technique with the traditional palpation method for identification of the needle insertion site on patients' skin before epidural needle placement in pregnant women. The investigators hypothesize that the needle puncture site identified by 3D US is located within a 5 mm radius from the puncture site identified by palpation.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy

Interventions

DEVICE

Lumbar 3D ultrasound scanning and palpation (Ultrasonix )

Paramedian ultrasound scanning of L2-3 and L3-4 lumbar interspaces to visualize ligamentum flavum. Palpation of the same intervertebral spaces to identify spine midline and needle insertion point.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Allaudin Kamani, MD · University of British Columbia and BC Women's Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-02-28
Completion
2014-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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