A preoperative warming regime versus no preoperative warming for maintenance of normothermia in women receiving intrathecal morphine for caesarean section.

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001088639
• Lead Sponsor: Judy Munday

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-10-10
• Study Completion: 2016-02-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Women receiving intrathecal morphine whilst undergoing spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section at the Mater Mother’s hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

Emergency caesarean section
Epidural top-up, general anaesthesia or epidural opiates during combined spinal-epidural
Women not receiving intrathecal morphine during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section
Known allergy to morphine
Admission temperature of > 37 degrees celsius
Known impaired thermoregulation or thyroid disorders
Tympanic membrane/aural canal not visible on otoscopy
Vascular disease or poor cutaneous perfusion
Planned postoperative ICU admissions
American Society of Anesthesiologist’s (ASA) score > II
History of preeclampsia or eclampsia.
Delay between completion of warming intervention and the transfer to theatre that is greater than 20 minutes.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified