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Study of Skin Temperature Changes following Spinal Anaesthesia using Thermal Imaging

Study of Skin Temperature Changes following Sub-arachnoid Block using Infrared Thermography

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/03/012618
Enrollment
50
Registered
2018-03-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- 18-65 years old ASA class I-II patients scheduled for any elective surgery under spinal anaesthesia

Interventions

Intervention1: Thermographic Imaging-Mean skin temperature change: The level achieved according to thermographic imaging would be recorded as the most cephalad dermatome with significant increase in t

Sponsors

Dishank Rawat
Lead Sponsor
Anoop Raj Gogia
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients scheduled for any elective surgery under spinal anaesthesia ASA class: I-II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. Pregnant patient 3. Known allergy to Bupivacaine 4. Diabetes mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathies, Thyroid disease, Cardiopulmonary/Vascular insufficiency, Autonomic dysfunction 8. Truncal/Lower limb burns 9. On any cardiovascular medication

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Skin Temperature changes over different dermatomesTimepoint: Baseline data collected before positioning the patient. Thereafter, data collected at 5 minute intervals starting from the time of administration of spinal anaesthetic till 30 minutes.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Haemodynamic ChangesTimepoint: Baseline data collected before positioning the patient. Thereafter, data collected at 5 minute intervals starting from the time of administration of spinal anaesthetic till 30 minutes.;Highest Level of block achieved according to different testing modalitiesTimepoint: 30 minutes after administration of spinal anaesthetic;Level of block achieved according to different testing modalitiesTimepoint: Baseline data collected before positioning the patient. Thereafter, data collected at 5 minute intervals starting from the time of administration of spinal anaesthetic till 30 minutes.;Time to two segment regression according to different testing modalitiesTimepoint: Variable

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDishank Rawat

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital

gogia.anoop@gmail.com9810318291

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026