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NCT Number: NCT04862611

Tracking Attempts of CSE, Epidural and Spinal Insertions (TRACES)

The goal of this study is to compare observed neuraxial (Epidural, spinal, combined spinal-epidural) insertion attempts with actual documented attempts in anesthesia providers (staff, residents and fellows) at one maternal hospital. Trained research staff will document the number of neuraxial attempts before the operation, and compare this with the attempts recorded in the patient's chart. The definition of a neuraxial attempt will be determined before the study begins through a thorough literature review.

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Key information

Conditions

Neuraxial Anesthesia Charting

Age range

19 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

BC Women's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3N1, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy parturients receiving any neuraxial procedure

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient refusal of observation
  • Provider refusal of observation

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Percent accuracy of recorded neuraxial attempts

    Time frame: 1 day post-operatively

    Charted neuraxial attempts divided by observed neuraxial attempts

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percent accuracy of recorded neuraxial redirections

    Time frame: 1 day post-operatively

    Charted neuraxial attempts divided by number of observed attempts and redirections

  2. Define a neuraxial attempt

    Time frame: 1 month before recruitment starts

    Use thorough literature review to establish a working definition of a neuraxial attempt

  3. Define a neuraxial redirection

    Time frame: 1 month before observations start

    Use thorough literature review to establish a working definition of a neuraxial redirection

  4. Departmental consensus on a neuraxial attempt

    Time frame: One week after observations conclude

    Survey the department to understand how staff define a neuraxial attempt

  5. Completeness of documentation

    Time frame: 1 day post-operatively

    Percentage completion of requisite charting prompts on anesthesia record

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of British Columbia

Other

Registry information

Acronym: TRACES

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Apr 28, 2021
Registry last updated
Oct 1, 2021

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