Assessment Of Shivering With iSeismograph

Assessment Of Shivering With iSeismograph In Parturients Undergoing Surgical Procedures Under Epidural Anesthesia

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02436174

Enrollment

Registered

2015-05-06

Start date

2014-10-31

Completion date

2016-10-31

Last updated

2017-03-01

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Conditions

Shivering

Brief summary

Shivering is a common side-effect of epidural anesthesia. In studies to date, the assessment of shivering has been based on a simple scale using descriptive words rather than actual measurements. We believe that we can assess shivering more scientifically by using a novel method to quantify arm movements during shivering.

Detailed description

This novel method will allow the investigators to quantitatively assess and measure shivering in obstetric parturients undergoing varying procedures under epidural anesthesia.

Interventions

DEVICEnovel device

novel device being used to measure shivering

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

19 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* pregnancy * epidural in situ

Exclusion criteria

* non-cesarean delivery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Comparison between physician-reported shivering and measured shivering	During cesarean delivery	Quantifiable assessment of shivering data measured by novel device will be compared to subjective assessment of shivering made by attending anesthesiologist

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026