CompletedPhase 2

Dexmedetomidine Compared to Ondansetron for Postanaesthetic Shivering in Patients Undergoing a Cesarean Section

Mexico40 participantsStarted 2020-08-05

Plain-language summary

Evaluate the efficiency of management with intravenous dexmedetomidine compared to intravenous ondansetron to achieve the disappearance of post-anesthetic shivering in a shorter time in the obstetric patient undergoing cesarean section under regional anesthesia.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 45 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * ASA II or III, undergoing scheduled or emergency cesarean section with regional anesthesia (hyperbaric bupivacaine 0.5% with morphine at 1 mcg Kg-1) and who presented tremor grade \>1 based on the BSAS scale Exclusion Criteria: * Hemodynamic instability, heart disease or sinus bradycardia, allergy to any of the medications applied, psychiatric diseases or hypothermia \<35.2 ºC measured by tympanic temperature.

What they're measuring

Period of time

Timeframe: one hour

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06289335

SponsorHospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto"

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-09-05

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