NCT03741465

A New Neuraxial Position Technique " The Anatolian Sitting Position- Sitting Fetal Cross-legged"

"The Anatolian Sitting Neuraxial Position Technique"; is it Beneficial? A Prospective Clinical Comparison Trial Via Ultrasonography

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yeditepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A prosperous neuraxial anesthesia positioning ensures a raised chance of successful needle placement. The primary aim is to compare "The Anatolian sitting position-ASP" with "The Sitting Fetal Position-SFP" sonographically. Secondary aim is to compare their comfort.

Detailed description

Fifty participants were included to this prospective, randomized, consecutive controlled clinical study. Six parameters were evaluated in each position; subcutaneous tissue (ST), skin to spinous process (S-SP), transverse diameters of bilateral paraspinal muscles (left paraspinal muscle \[LPM\] and right paraspinal muscle \[RPM\]), interspinous gap opening (ISGO), mean of bilateral paraspinal muscles (MPM). The change of every measurement recorded via ultrasonography (USG) according to the positioning techniques (the Anatolian Sitting Position \[ASP\] could also be named as "sitting fetal cross-legged position" and the Sitting Fetal Position \[SFP\] which is a traditional sitting position) were also calculated. The calculations are explained briefly in primary outcomes (including the change of ASP-SFP in ST, S-SP, LPM, RPM, MPM, ISGO). Stretcher comfort (SC), position comfort (PC), lumbar comfort (LC), and abdominal comfort (AC) were evaluated by the participants with the 5-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS).

Conditions

• Anesthesia, Conduction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	The SFP technique	The USG, and the 5-point NRS evaluation in the SFP
PROCEDURE	The ASP technique	The USG, and the 5-point NRS evaluation in the ASP

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-06-01
• Primary completion: 2018-09-20
• Completion: 2018-09-20
• First posted: 2018-11-15
• Last updated: 2018-11-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)