NCT03100968View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Utility of Ultrasound in Identification of Midline and Placement of Epidural in Severely Obese Parturients

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

150

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 22, 2015

Primary Completion Date

October 1, 2018

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2021

Conditions
Epidural AnesthesiaSpinal UltrasoundObesity
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Palpation

Traditional epidural methods used for the identification of the midline using palpation prior to procedure

DEVICE

Ultrasound

Lumbar spinal ultrasound performed for identification of the midline prior to procedure.

Trial Locations (1)

35249

UAB Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Birmingham

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

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