Ultrasound Predictors of Difficult Spinal Anesthesia

NCT ID: NCT05115591

Last Updated: 2021-11-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-05

Study Completion Date

2021-09-15

Brief Summary

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This prospective observational study aims to investigate about the efficacy of spine ultrasound in predicting difficult spinal anesthesia

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Anesthesia Procedural Complication

Keywords

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Spinal Anesthesia Ultrasound

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Spinal Ultrasound

Spinal Ultrasound is performed by an observer who records ultrasound characteristics of the intervertebral space chosen by the anesthetist who will practice spinal anesthesia

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Spinal Anesthesia

Spinal anesthesia is performed by an anesthetist after the observer recorded ultrasound characteristics of the intervertebral space chosen by the anesthetist, who is blinded to the ultrasound evaluation.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients undergoing spinal anesthesia for elective surgery
* ASA physical status score \< 4

Exclusion Criteria

* Contraindications to regional anesthesia
* ASA physical status score ≥ 4
* Patient's refusal or inability to sing the informed consent
* Previous spine surgery affecting the intervertebral space chosen for spinal anesthesia
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Campus Bio-Medico University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Giuseppe Pascarella

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Felice E Agrò, Prof.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Campus Biomedico of Rome

Locations

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Università Campus Biomedico

Roma, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Chin KJ, Ramlogan R, Arzola C, Singh M, Chan V. The utility of ultrasound imaging in predicting ease of performance of spinal anesthesia in an orthopedic patient population. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013 Jan-Feb;38(1):34-8. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3182734927.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23143015 (View on PubMed)

Weed JT, Taenzer AH, Finkel KJ, Sites BD. Evaluation of pre-procedure ultrasound examination as a screening tool for difficult spinal anaesthesia*. Anaesthesia. 2011 Oct;66(10):925-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06834.x. Epub 2011 Jul 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21790522 (View on PubMed)

Del Buono R, Pascarella G, Costa F, Terranova G, Leoni ML, Barbara E, Carassiti M, Agro FE. Predicting difficult spinal anesthesia: development of a neuraxial block assessment score. Minerva Anestesiol. 2021 Jun;87(6):648-654. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.20.14892-2. Epub 2020 Dec 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33325214 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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19.21 OSS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id