Efficacy of Ketamine in reduction of shivering during spinal anesthesia

Efficacy of Ketamine in reduction of shivering during spinal anesthesia in orthopedic, urology and general surgeries

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT138903114084N1

Enrollment

292

Registered

2010-11-04

Start date

2010-08-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

shivering. Abnormal involuntary movements

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Ketamine 0.2mg/kg /iv after placing patient on surgical position. Intervention 2: Control group: placebo is injecting in equal volume of Ketamine intravenously afte

Prevention

Placebo

Intervention group: Ketamine 0.2mg/kg /iv after placing patient on surgical position

Control group: placebo is injecting in equal volume of Ketamine intravenously after placed patient on surgical position.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients with orthopedic, urology or general surgeries. Exclusion criteria: patients with anesthesia risk above 3.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Shivering. Timepoint: every 5 min. Method of measurement: Observational Grade.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHabibollah Mehdipoor

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

hmehdipoor@qums.ac.ir00982813338034 - 00982813338127

Outcome results

None listed

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