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This thesis aims to study whether there is any association between preoperative perfusion index and hypothermia in pregnant women undergoing caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia

Evaluation of preoperative perfusion index as a predictor of perioperative hypothermia in parturients undergoing caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/09/094104
Enrollment
66
Registered
2025-09-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O82- Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Vardhman mahavir medical College and safdarjung hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Term parturients with singleton pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Hypertension, thyroid disorder,on medication affecting thermoregulation, preoperative temperature more than 38 degree Celsius or less than 36 degree Celsius , obesity body mass index greater than 40 , peripheral vascular disease , pre existing ear disease, impacted cerumen or anomaly of auditary canal, any contraindication to spinal anaesthesia , participants requiring intraoperative blood transfusion, participants requiring conversion to general anesthesia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
In parturients undergoing caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia, outcome measures noted are perfusion index and hypothermia by measuring ear temperatureTimepoint: Baseline Till end of surgery Recovery room

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Shivering incidence and severity using crossly and mahajan score, maternal thermal comfort score and neonatal apgar scoreTimepoint: Intraoperative and postoperative

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Parul Mullick

Vardhman mahavir medical College and safdarjung hospital

drparulmullick@gmail.com9810606262

Outcome results

None listed

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