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Study aim
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Determining and comparing the effect of intravenous injection of dexmedetomidine with two doses on chills after elective surgery in patients under general anesthesia
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Design
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A non-randomized, triple-blinding clinical trial, with the parallel groups, Phase 3 on 75 patients
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Settings and conduct
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In this non-randomized triple-blind clinical trial, 75 eligible patients referred to Al-Zahra and Kashani Hospitals in Isfahan will be included in the study and divided into three groups.
Patients in the first group dexmedetomidine at a dose of 0.3 ug/kg, and in the second group dexmedetomidine at a dose of 0.5 ug/kg, and in the control group placebo will be injected. The intervention will be performed in such a way that the patient, the researcher, and the statistical analyst will have no knowledge of the type of intervention and the triple-blind conditions will be established. Then the severity of chills and hemodynamic parameters of the patients will be evaluated.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria include patients who are candidates for laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification equal to I and II, age range 18-65 years, and consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria include the history of monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), vasoactive, analgesic, and opioids before surgery.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group 1: For patients in this group, dexmedetomidine at a dose of 0.3 ug/kg is injected as a bolus over ten minutes.
Second intervention group: For patients in this group, dexmedetomidine at a dose of 0.5 ug/kg is injected as a bolus over ten minutes.
Control group: For patients in this normal group, the same volume of drugs from the previous two groups is injected intravenously as a bolus for ten minutes.
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Main outcome variables
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Chills; Hemodynamic parameters