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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201609001759210
Date of registration: 01/09/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of gondar
Public title: Comparative study of intravenous ketamine and tramadol for the prevention of shivering in parturients undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthe
Scientific title: Efficacy intravenous tramadol and low dose ketamine in the prevention of post spinal anaesthesia shivering following cesarean section
Date of first enrolment: 05/09/2016
Target sample size: 123
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=1759
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Factorial: participants randomly allocated to either no, one, some or all interventions simultaneously,Randomised,simple randomisation using lotery methods ,Numbered containers  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Ethiopia
Contacts
Name: Yilkal     Tadesse
Address:  Azezo 196 Gondar Ethiopia
Telephone: +251-9-18-72-78-06
Email: yilkaltadesse@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  University of Gondar
Name: Amare     hailekiros
Address:  Azezo 196 Gondar Ethiopia
Telephone: +251-9-63-73-42-43
Email: amaretom22@gmail.com
Affiliation:  University of Gondar
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Parturients with ASA I physical status who will undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.
2. Parturients ASA II physical status II who will undergo cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal
2. Hyperthyroidism
3. Known allergic to opioids and ketamine
4. History of cardiopulmonary disease, hypertension
5. Psychotic patients patient diagnosed with antepartum hemorrhage, cord prolapse, fetal distress
6. Temperature >38oc or <36 oc
7. History of alcohol or substance abuse,
8. Those patients who needed blood transfusion during surgery or who received medications likely to alter thermoregulation (opoids) spinal anaesthesia with combination of intrathecal fentanyl.
9. Spinal anaesthesia with sedation like propofol, pethidine and ketamine, failed spinal converted to general anaesthesia.


Age minimum: 18 Year(s)
Age maximum: 39 Year(s)
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Anaesthesia
cesarean section

Pregnancy and Childbirth
Surgery
cesarean section
Anaesthesia
Surgery
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Intervention(s)
normal saline
tramadol group
ketamine group
Primary Outcome(s)
reducing the incidence(%) of shivering following cesarean section under spinal anesthesia
Secondary Outcome(s)
unwanted effects of the prophylaxis
Secondary ID(s)
60/09/08
Source(s) of Monetary Support
University of gondar
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 25/08/2016
Contact:
Hailu yimer
Status: Approved
Approval date: 29/08/2016
Contact:
Alemayehu desalegn
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