Decrease in Temperature as a Pagtonomic Sign by Scorpion Sting

Completed

• Conditions: Scorpion Stings

• Registration Number: NCT03622125
• Lead Sponsor: Mexican Red Cross

Brief Summary

The scorpion sting is a medical disease, for the signs and symptoms presented; Sometimes patients do not know the animal that causes these symptoms; the bibliography marks the decrease in temperature as a sign to be presented.

Detailed Description

The scorpion sting is a medical emergency where 184 patients from the state of Guanajuato were divided into 2 groups according to the type of antivenom administered, the dose of antivenom were at the discretion of the attending physician, Birmex (n = 117) and Alacramyn (n = 67) for the temperature record of the site of sting and other vital signs, this to compare it with the bibliography as a pathognomonic sign.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-05-20
• Primary Completion: 2017-06-15
• Study Completion: 2017-07-30
• Study First Submitted: 2018-07-24
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-08-04
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-08-13
• Last Update Posted: 2019-08-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 184

Inclusion Criteria

• Scorpion sting
• All sex
• 3 - 90 ages

Exclusion Criteria

• Application of ice at the sting site

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Temperature change	0, 30 and 120 minutes	Temperature at the sting site, contralateral site and axillary in degrees celcius

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Heart rate	0, 30 and 120 minutes	Beats per minute
Blood preasure	0, 30 and 120 minutes	Systolic and diastolic in mmHg
Respiratory rate	0, 30 and 120 minutes	Breaths per minute

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cruz Roja Mexicana, Delegación León; 🇲🇽 León, Guanajuato, Mexico