Pre-Insertion Ultrasound for Lateral-Position Spinal in Cesarean Delivery

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cesarean Section, Spinal Anesthesia, Lumbar Ultrasound

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of lumbar ultrasound anatomic mapping using the Accuro device on the number of needle redirections, when performing spinal anesthesia in the lateral decubitus position on patients undergoing elective cesarean delivery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04592926

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

110

Starts

2021-04-22

Expected to finish

2021-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• pregnant women
• 18 years or older
• singleton pregnancy
• at least 37 weeks gestational age
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification II
• body mass index (BMI) <35 kg/m2
• plan for elective and scheduled cesarean section with spinal anesthesia

You may not qualify if…

• patient refusal of spinal anesthesia
• uncorrected coagulopathy
• infection at the skin site of spinal placement
• increased intracranial pressure
• untreated hemodynamic instability
• history of scoliosis or spine surgery
• BMI >/=35 kg/m2
• allergy to local anesthetic
• allergy to opioids

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)

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