NCT02122419

The Effect of Patient Position on Postdural Puncture Headache

Phase IV Study of Application Position During Spinal Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

We aimed to investigate the association between the position in which spinal anesthesia was performed and postdural puncture headache occurrence.

Detailed description

Records of patients who underwent caesarean section between January, 2013 and November, 2013 with spinal anesthesia will be retrospectively examined. Demographic data of patients, comorbid diseases, position of patient while performing spinal anesthesia, the number of spinal puncture attempts will be recorded.

Conditions

• Pregnancy
• Headache

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	lateral	spinal anesthesia performed during lateral position
OTHER	sitting	spinal anesthesia performed during sitting position

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-04-01
• Primary completion: 2014-05-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2014-04-24
• Last updated: 2015-08-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)