NCT01570491

Brief 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.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
38

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2012

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2012

Completed
26 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 27, 2012

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 4, 2012

Completed
4.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2016

Completed
2.6 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

July 26, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

July 26, 2019

Status Verified

July 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

4.8 years

First QC Date

March 27, 2012

Results QC Date

March 7, 2017

Last Update Submit

July 18, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of Attempts

    Number of attempts (defined as number of needle reinsertions form the skin and NOT number of redirection of the needle) at the beginning of surgery

    10-15 minutes before the surgery

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Difficulty of Block Insertion

    10-15 minutes before the surgery

  • Patient Satisfaction

    after insert the block but before the surgery

  • Time to Perform Block (Second)

    as measured in seconds after needle insertion, surgical date

Study Arms (2)

ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

participants will randomly assigned to use ultrasound-guided technique for block placement by Anesthesiologist.

Other: ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia

standard spinal anesthesia

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

randomized participants will be given standard spinal anesthesia insertion technique for block placement by Anesthesiologist

Other: standard spinal anesthesia

Interventions

ultrasound-guided technique for block placement

ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia

Anesthesiologist will use standard technique for placement of spinal block.

standard spinal anesthesia

Eligibility Criteria

Age55 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients aged 55 or older
  • BMI more than 40
  • Scoliosis
  • Patients who have undergone previous Spine Surgery

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Scoliosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal CurvaturesSpinal DiseasesBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
Daniel Sessler, MD
Organization
Cleveland Clinic

Study Officials

  • Hesham Elsharkawy, M.D.

    The Cleveland Clinic

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 27, 2012

First Posted

April 4, 2012

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion

December 1, 2016

Study Completion

December 1, 2016

Last Updated

July 26, 2019

Results First Posted

July 26, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

Locations