The effect of warmed local anesthetic drug on the onset of sensory block in lower extremity surgery

The effect of warmed bupivacaine on the onset of sensory block in lower extremity surgery under epidural anesthesia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201212272963N10

Enrollment

Registered

2013-01-03

Start date

2012-06-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

epidural anesthesia. Other complications of anaesthesia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Warming the drug (bupivacaine)at 37 °c. Intervention 2: injection of the drug (bupivacaine)at room tempreture.

Treatment - Drugs

Warming the drug (bupivacaine)at 37 °c

injection of the drug (bupivacaine)at room tempreture

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients with American Society of Anesthesia (ASA) physical status I or II who are candidate for elective lower extremity surgery, age 18-75 years old, BMI <35 Exclusion criteria: Lack of patient satisfaction , patients with neuropathy , cardiovascular or respiratory disease ,fever , psychiatric disease, infection of Injection site ,coagulopathy ,allergy to local anesthetic drug.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The onset of sensory block. Timepoint: every 2.5 minutes after injection of drug into the epidural space. Method of measurement: with the needle.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Level of the block. Timepoint: every 2.5 minutes after the injection. Method of measurement: with the needle.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Shekoufeh Behdad

Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences

drbehdad@ssu.ac.ir+98 35 1822 4101

Outcome results

None listed

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