Status:
COMPLETED
Accuracy of Manual Palpation vs Ultrasound for Spinal Anesthesia
Lead Sponsor:
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Conditions:
Anesthesia, Local
Infant Conditions
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Although the current standard for lumbar puncture and spinal anesthesia is the use of manual palpation of surface landmarks to identify the correct interspace, performance of the procedure at too high...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients less than 1 year of age scheduled for spinal anesthesia for elective lower abdominal, urologic, or lower extremity surgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Exclusion
- Parents unwilling for their children to undergo spinal anesthesia for surgery.
- Children with known spinal anomalies including sacral dimple.
- Children with coagulation abnormalities or receiving anticoagulation which precludes the use of spinal anesthesia.
- Children with superficial or deep infections over the spine which precludes the use of spinal anesthesia.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 6 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 21 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04757805
Start Date
May 6 2021
End Date
March 21 2022
Last Update
January 26 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205