Comparative Study Between the Efficacy of Intravenous Hydrocortisone and Intravenous Dexmedetomidine for Prevention of Postoperative Shivering After General Anaesthesia for Abdominal Surgeries

ConditionShivering

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phasePhase 4

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18-65

SponsorAin Shams University

About this trial

The aim and purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of intravenous hydrocortisone and intravenous dexmedetomidine for prevention and treatment of postoperative shivering after general anesthesia for abdominal surgeries.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

Patients with known neurologic and psychiatric illness.

Uncontrolled diabetic patients.

Patients on long term steroid therapy.

Allergy to any of the drugs used in the study.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Hydrocortisone
Drug
received 2mg/kg.
Dexmedetomidine
Drug
received 1 µg/kg

Treatment groups

70 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Group A:(Hydrocortisone group)Active comparator 1 intervention

Group B: Group B: (Dexmedetomidine group)Active comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Number of participants with body respond to decrease in body temperature by shivering

In this study it was targeted to assess the efficacy of hydrocortisone and dexmedetomidine in reducing shivering that occur post operatively.

Time frame

30 minutes

Sponsors and contacts

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Ain Shams University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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