Effects of electroacupuncture in postanaesthetic shivering during regional anaesthesia

Completed

Conditions: postanesthetic shivering
Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology
Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine

Registration Number: ACTRN12612000096853

Lead Sponsor: Yi-Chun Hsu

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

subjects (ASA grade I or II) scheduled for elective ureterorendoscopy (URS) surgical procedures performed under spinal anaesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects with experience in acupuncture, with history of hypo- or hyperthyroidism, cardiopulmonary disease, psychological disorders, a need for blood transfusion during surgery, an initial body temperature >38.0°C or <36.0°C, a known history of alcohol or substance abuse, or receiving vasodilators, or medications likely to alter thermoregulation

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Shivering was graded using a scale similar to that validated by Tsai and Chu: 0 = no shivering, 1 = piloerection or peripheral vasoconstriction but no visible shivering, 2 = muscular activity in only one muscle group, 3 = muscular activity in more than one muscle group but not generalized, and 4 = shivering involving the whole body.<br><br>Tsai YC, Chu KS. A comparison of tramadol, amitriptyline, and meperidine for postepidural anesthetic shivering in parturients. Anesth Analg 2001; 93: 1288-92.[5-min intervals during surgery];tympanic temperature as assessed using an infrared noncontact ear thermometer[Before intrathecal injection and 5-min intervals during the peri-operative period]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
blood pressure assessed using DINAMAP XL VITAL SIGNS MONITOR[before intrathecal injection and thereafter at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 min];heart rate assessed using Electrocardiography monitoring[before intrathecal injection and thereafter at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 min];artirial O2 saturation assessed using pulse oximeter[before intrathecal injection and thereafter at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 min]