Your muscle mass may determine how long numbing lasts
NCT ID NCT07638280
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how things like age, sex, body mass, and back muscle size affect how long spinal anesthesia numbs you during surgery. Researchers will measure back muscles with ultrasound and track how fast numbness spreads. The goal is to understand these factors better, not to test a new drug.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better predict how long spinal anesthesia will last for each patient, improving surgical planning and patient comfort.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures factors and does not test a new drug or therapy, so it won't directly lead to a cure or new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients aged 18-80 years, male and female, classified as ASA physical status I-III, and scheduled for elective lower abdominal surgery.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18-80 years * ASA physical status I-III * Patients scheduled for elective lower abdominal surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal to participate * Coagulopathy * Use of medications or substances known to impair coagulation * Pregnancy, sepsis * Shock * Severe aortic or mitral regurgitation * Peripheral vascular disease * Increased intracranial pressure * Mental disorders * Spinal column deformity * History of previous spinal surgery.
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As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Taksim Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34000, Turkey (Türkiye)