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Dexmedetomidine in Spinal Anesthesia Decreasing Post Spinal Shivering in Caesarean Section

Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine As Adjuvant to Intrathecal Bupivacaine in Decreasing Incidence of Post Spinal Shivering in Parturients Undergoing Caesarean Section

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06318546
Enrollment
130
Registered
2024-03-19
Start date
2024-04-01
Completion date
2024-08-31
Last updated
2024-11-05

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Conditions

Post Spinal Shivering

Brief summary

The investigators will test the effects of intrathecal dexmedetomidine as adjuvant to intrathecal bupivacaine and it's direct effect in decreasing incidence of post spinal shivering in Parturients Undergoing Caesarean section

Detailed description

A.Preoperative settings: All patients will be assessed preoperatively by careful history taking, full physical examination, and laboratory evaluation. An informed written consent will be taken from every patient just before the surgery. B.Intraoperative and postoperative settings: On arrival to the operating room, baseline parameters such as ECG, mean arterial blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation will be recorded. Intravenous line will be inserted and IV Ringer's solution will be started, 500ml bolus will be given as a preload over 20 min before performing spinal anaesthesia and maintenance volume of 10ml\\kg. For each group, patients will be put in sitting position, the procedure will be performed under complete aseptic precautions, local anaesthesia will be administered by infiltration of the skin and subcutaneous tissues with 3-5 ml lidocaine 1% at L3-L4 and A 25-G needle will be used. Both groups will be given 2.2ml {11-12 mg} hyperbaric Bupivacaine hydrochloride 0.5%

Interventions

DRUGFentanyl

will be given 0.5 ml of one ampoule (2ml) of 100µg fentanyl (Fentanyl Hameln® 0.1mg/2ml - Sunny pharm) equivalent to 25 µg fentanyl as an adjuvant to 2.2ml hyperbaric Bupivacaine hydrochloride 0.5%

DRUGDexmedetomidine Injection [Precedex],,,

patients will receive 0.5ml (10 µg) Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to 2.2ml hyperbaric Bupivacaine hydrochloride 0.5%

Sponsors

Ain Shams University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* • ASA I or ASA II patients Scheduled for CS under spinal anaesthesia. * Age 20-35 years. * Height ≤165 cm. * BMI ≤40. * Procedure duration ≤ 90 minutes.

Exclusion criteria

* • Patients with known neurologic and psychiatric illness. * Contraindications for spinal anaesthesia as patient refusal, bleeding or coagulation test abnormalities, local skin infection at spinal lumbar region, raised intracranial pressure and hypovolemia. * Spine abnormalities. * Systemic disorders like hematological, respiratory, cardiac, renal or hepatic insufficiency. * Allergy to any of the drugs used in the study. * Toxemia of pregnancy or hypertension with pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Post spinal shiveringFrom injection to 3 hours post operativewill be observed following spinal anaesthesia and thereafter for 3 hours. It will be graded by a blinded observer during the intraoperative and postoperative period using the scale validated by Crossley and Mahajan \[0 = no shivering, 1 = piloerection or peripheral vasoconstriction but no visible shivering, 2 = muscular activity in only one muscle group, 3 = muscular activity in more than one muscle group but not generalized shivering, 4 = shivering involving the whole body\]. Grades 3, and 4 shivering for at least 3 min will be considered positive, and maximum shivering will be considered if generalized shivering interfering with ECG monitoring or ability of the mother to hold the baby. Positive shivering or lower grade shivering will be treated with an IV bolus of meperidine (0.5 mg/kg)

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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