A study to compare between two drugs dexmedetomidine and fentanyl with a control group for the prevention of shivering after spinal anaesthesia in endoscopic urosurgical cases.

A prospective randomized controlled study comparing intrathecal dexmedetomidine and intrathecal fentanyl for the prevention of post-spinal anaesthesia shivering in endoscopic urosurgical cases. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/03/064407

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: DEXMEDETOMIDINE : 5 MICROGRAMS TO BE GIVEN INTRATHECALLY Intervention2: FENTANYL: 25 MICROGRAMS TO BE GIVEN INTRATHECALLY Intervention3: Dexmedetomidine: 5 micrograms dexmedetomidine w

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. patients undergoing endoscopic urosurgical procedurs like URS and TURP 2. ASA grade 1 and 2 3. surgical procedure expected to last less than 3 hours.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. patient with absolute contraindication to spinal anaesthesia 2. patient refusal 3. known allergy to any of the study drugs 4. ASA grade 3 and onwards 5. thyroid disease, parkinsons disease 6. patients on beta blockers 7. prostate size more than 100cc

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assess the incidence and severity of shiveringTimepoint: baseline, every 5 minutes for first 30 minutes and every 15 minutes for next 2 hours 30 minutes. minutes-0,5,10,15,30,45,60,75,90,105,120,135,150,165,180	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assess the duration of sensory block & adverse effects such as hypotension, bradycardia, nausea & vomiting.Timepoint: baseline, every 5 minutes for next 30 minutes and every 15 minutes for next 2 hours 30 minutes. minutes- 0,5,10,15,30,45,60,75,90,105,120,135,150,165,180	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR ILAKKIYA U

Sri Narayani Hospital And Research Centre

b_s_krishnan@hotmail.com6380546634

Outcome results

None listed

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