Positioning for Obstetric Regional Anaesthesia

ISRCTN	ISRCTN71211632
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN71211632
Protocol serial number	N0060155851
Sponsor	Department of Health
Funder	Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr Steve Yentis
Scientific

Magill Dept of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care & Pain Management
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
369 Fulham Road
London
SW10 9NH
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)20 8746 8026
Email	s.yentis@imperial.ac.uk

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	To compare the positioning of women about to undergo spinal/epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section, either sitting on the usual mattress or sitting on a wedge.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Pregnancy and Childbirth: Anaesthesia
Intervention	Sitting on usual mattress vs sitting on wedge.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Adequacy of positioning as indicated by visual analogue scale
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	31/12/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	Female
Target sample size at registration	30
Key inclusion criteria	30 consecutive patients for C-section
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/09/2004
Date of final enrolment	31/12/2004

Magill Dept of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care & Pain Management

London
SW10 9NH
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Abstract results	S16	01/01/2005		No	No