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A low dose of ketamine as continuous infusion for prevention of shivering under spinal anaesthesia.

Prophylactic low dose intravenous Ketamine infusion for prevention of Intraoperative and Postoperative shivering following Spinal Anaesthesia in patients undergoing Lower abdominal and Lower limb surgeries

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/12/048466
Enrollment
70
Registered
2022-12-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-09

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Inj Ketamine: Low dose ketamine bolus 0.1mg/kg will be administered iv before giving spinal anaesthesiaa followed by infusion of ketamine 0.1 ml/kg/hr iv throughout the period of surger

Sponsors

Saveetha medical college and hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients of age group 18 to 50 years of ASA 1 and 2 undergoing abdominal and lower limb surgeries under spinal anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Any contraindication or un willingness for spinal anaesthesia. 2) Patients with BMI > 40 kg/m2 3) Patients with uncontrolled hypertension, risk of coronary or vascular disease. 4) Increased intraocular or intracranial pressure/glaucoma. 5) History of psychosis, convulsions, neuromuscular diseases. 6) Patients with hepatic or renal dysfunction 7.History of allergy to Ketamine

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the incidence of Intraoperative shivering after administration of low dose Intravenous Ketamine and placebo. Timepoint: Grade of shivering intraoperatively will be assessed and recorded every 5 min for the initial 30 min followed by every 15 min till the end of surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Hemodynamics ((MAP, HR, RR, temperature and SPo2 2.Degree of sedation. 3.Incidence of post operative shiveringTimepoint: 1.will be assessed and recorded every 5 min for initial 30 min followed by every 15 min till the end of surgery and in post-operative period. 2.Assessed and recorded every 5 min for the initial 30 min followed by every 15 min till the end of surgery and also for 2 hours post operatively. 3.Grade of shivering assessed every 30 min for 2 hours postoperatively.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSuryaR

Saveetha medical college and hospital

suryaratnasamy@gmail.com8489177972

Outcome results

None listed

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