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A Real-Time Ultrasound Guided Approach For Spinal Anesthesia

NCT01570491 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2019-07-26

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Summary

Our goal was to compare the number of attempts to perform spinal anesthesia using real-time ultrasound guidance versus landmark technique in patients meeting predefined criteria for difficult spinal anesthesia.

Conditions

  • Patients Aged 55 or Older
  • BMI More Than 40 kg/m2
  • Scoliosis

Interventions

OTHER

ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia

ultrasound-guided technique for block placement

OTHER

standard spinal anesthesia

Anesthesiologist will use standard technique for placement of spinal block.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hesham Elsharkawy, M.D. · The Cleveland Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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