postoperative shivering

Phase 2

Recruiting

• Conditions: Treatment of intra or postoperative shivering.; Other complications of spinal and epidural anaesthesia during labour and delivery; O74.6

• Registration Number: IRCT20120915010841N27
• Lead Sponsor: Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 21 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 246

Inclusion Criteria

Conscious consent to participate in the study
Parturients candidate for cesarean section under spinal anesthesia
18 to 46 years old
Patients with shivering during surgery or in recovery with a grade of more than 2

Exclusion Criteria

Withdrawal from participation of the study
Cardiac and pulmonary, hepatic, renal diseases, hypertension, diabetes, arrhythmia and heart failure
Eclampsia and preeclampsia
Contraindications of spinal anesthesia (high ICP, hypovolemia, anemia, coagulation disorders)
History of seizures or Parkinson's disease
Intraoperative transfusion
History of taking sedative-hypnotic and vasodilator drugs
Dysautonomia
Allergy to the drugs

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Shivering intensity. Timepoint: In 5,10,15 and 20 minutes after the administration of meperidine and dexmedomidine drugs. Method of measurement: Observation based on crossley score of shivering.