The effect of combination of dexamethasone and meperidine intravenously in prevention of post-spinal anesthesia.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Spinal anesthesia.
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014120220185N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
patients with elective orthopedic or urologic surgery aged between 20 and 60 years old.
Exclusion criteria: Patients with cardiopulmonary disease; hypothyroidism or hperthyroidism; patients with psychologic disorders, a need for transfusion during surgery; an initial body temperature more than 38 or less than 36? C; a known history of alcohol or substance abuse; or receiving vasodilators; or medications likely to alter thermoregulation; patients with spinal anesthesia failure.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Shivering score. Timepoint: Thirty minutes after spinal anesthesia. Method of measurement: Observation based on Tsai scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Surface and core temperature. Timepoint: Every 15 minutes. Method of measurement: Based on centigrade,Ear termometer for core temperature and axillary termometer for surface temperature.