# Ultrasonography Versus Palpation for Spinal Anesthesia in Obese Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Delivery

> **NCT03792191** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Mansoura University** · enrollment: 280 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Anesthesia, Spinal
- Cesarean Section
- Spinal Ultrasound

## Interventions

- **RADIATION:** Lumbar Spinal Ultrasonography
- **RADIATION:** Sham Ultrasound Procedure
- **PROCEDURE:** Conventional Landmark Palpation
- **PROCEDURE:** Spinal Anesthesia
- **DRUG:** Intrathecal Bupivacaine
- **DRUG:** Intrathecal Fentanyl

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03792191
- **Lead sponsor:** Mansoura University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-01-16
- **Primary completion:** 2021-01-31
- **Final completion:** 2021-01-31
- **Target enrollment:** 280 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-05-24


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03792191

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03792191, "Ultrasonography Versus Palpation for Spinal Anesthesia in Obese Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Delivery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03792191. Licensed CC0.

---

*[Clinical trials dataset](/datasets/clinical-trials) · CC0 1.0*