Dexmedetomidine for the prevention of shivering during epidural anesthesia in the aged people

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR-PRC-13003802

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2013-08-28

Start date

2013-11-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-04-18

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Conditions

shivering during epidural anesthesia

Interventions

A:Dexmedetomidine is intravenously administered before epidural aneaesthesia

B:sanline is intravenously administered before epidural aneaesthesia

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Both sexes, aged 60 years and more, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II, scheduled for elective minor surgical operations under epidural anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with thyroid disease, dysautonomia, Raynauds syndrome, cardiopulmonary disease, a need for blood transfusion during surgery, an initial core temperature >37.5 degree C or <36.5 degree C, alcohol abuse, use of sedative-hypnotic agents such as NSAIDs or use of vasodilators three days before operation, having contraindications to epidural anesthesia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Temperature;Shivering scale;Blood pressure;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYuLiang Miao

Department of Anaesthesiology, 306th Hospital of PLA

elite2005gg@163.com+86 010-66356729-2124

Outcome results

None listed

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