# Ultrasound-assisted Spinal Anaesthesia in Patients With Difficult Anatomical Landmarks

> **NCT00956137** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University Health Network, Toronto** · enrollment: 180 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Spinal Anesthesia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Ultrasound guidance
- **PROCEDURE:** Manual palpation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00956137
- **Lead sponsor:** University Health Network, Toronto
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2009-05
- **Primary completion:** 2010-06
- **Final completion:** 2010-10
- **Target enrollment:** 180 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-12-04


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00956137

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00956137, "Ultrasound-assisted Spinal Anaesthesia in Patients With Difficult Anatomical Landmarks". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00956137. Licensed CC0.

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