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NCT07327801
The Impact of Ultrasound-Guided Spinal Anesthesia
NA trial testing Conventional spinal anesthesia in Ultrasound Guidance in 136 participants. Completed in 30 July 2025.
31 May 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Military Hospital of Tunis |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | other |
| Enrollment | 136 |
| Start date | 1 February 2025 |
| Primary completion | 31 May 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 30 July 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across Tunisia |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Conventional spinal anesthesia
- Ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia
Conditions studied
- Ultrasound Guidance — all drugs for Ultrasound Guidance →
- Spinal Anesthesia — all drugs for Spinal Anesthesia →
- Procedural Performance — all drugs for Procedural Performance →
- Conventional Palpation Technique — all drugs for Conventional Palpation Technique →
Sponsor
Military Hospital of Tunis
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Ultrasound Guidance or Spinal Anesthesia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Neuraxial anesthesia is a commonly employed technique for subumbilical surgical procedures due to its effectiveness and safety profile. The advent of ultrasound technology has introduced the possibility of visualizing anatomical landmarks in real time, thereby facilitating more accurate and potentially safer subarachnoid punctures. This study aims to compare conventional spinal anesthesia, based on palpation, with ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia, focusing on procedural ease and overall facilitation. it's a prospective, single-center, randomized, single-blind study. We included patients aged 18 years or older, classified as ASA I or II, scheduled for elective surgery, and who provided written informed consent. Exclusion criteria included failed subarachnoid puncture, conversion to general anesthesia, or the occurrence of major intraoperative complications such as vasovagal episodes or cardiac rhythm disturbances. Participants were randomly assigned, based on a randomization table, into two groups: Group1 (traditional technique), in which spinal anesthesia was performed using the conventional palpation-based method for space localization; and Group2 (ultrasound-guided technique), in which spinal anesthesia was performed under real-time ultrasound guidance. The primary outcome was the total procedure time, measured in seconds from the end of skin antisepsis to the initiation of subarachnoid injection. Secondary outcomes included the number of puncture attempts, the number of needle redirections within the same interspace, the occurrence of procedural incidents, and postoperative complaints such as radicular pain, osseous contact pain, intraoperative paresthesias, and traumatic punctures.
Publications & conference data
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Military Hospital of Tunis
- Last refreshed: 8 January 2026
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