Clinical Trial: Effects of Intravenous Ephedrine in Preventing Intraoperative Hypothermia in Patients Undergoing Spinal Anesthesia for Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Effects of Intravenous Ephedrine in Preventing Intraoperative Hypothermia in Patients Undergoing Spinal Anesthesia for Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Brief Summary: A prospective double-blinded randomized controlled study to determine efficacy of ephedrine in preserving core temperature in patients under neuraxial spinal anesthesia for knee arthroscopic surgery.
Detailed Summary: To determine the effect of ephedrine on preserving core temperature (tympanic) when given at finishing of local anesthetic administration for spinal neuraxial anesthesia comparing to normal saline (120 minutes period)
Sponsor: Ramathibodi Hospital
Current Primary Outcome: Tympanic temperature [ Time Frame: 120 minutes ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
- Blood pressure [ Time Frame: 120 minutes ]Pre-operative, before and after performing spinal anesthesia, every 10 minutes after performing spinal anesthesia in 120 minutes duration
- Shivering [ Time Frame: 120 minutes ]After performing spinal anesthesia in 120 minutes duration
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Ramathibodi Hospital
Dates:
Date Received: October 27, 2016
Date Started: September 2016
Date Completion: September 2018
Last Updated: October 27, 2016
Last Verified: October 2016