COMPARISON OF INTRAVENOUS DEXMEDETOMEDINE AND TRAMADOL FOR POST OPERATIVE SHIVERING AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA FOR CAESAREAN SECTION

Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Shivering Caused by Spinal Anesthesia

Treatments: Drug: Dexmedetomidine; Drug: Tramadol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07332572

LNH

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the mean time of cessation of post-operative shivering after receiving intravenous dexmedetomidine versus tramadol in patients undergoing caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 25 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant
• Grade 3 or 4 Shivering

Exclusion criteria

• Hypothyroidism
• Known allergies to drugs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Tramadol group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Tramadol

Treatment:

Drug: Tramadol

Drug: Dexmedetomidine

Dexmedetomidine group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Dexmedetomedine group

Treatment:

Drug: Tramadol

Drug: Dexmedetomidine