Comparing two drugs to prevent shivering during C-section
Part of Pain, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial tests two ways of giving a medicine (pethidine) to prevent shivering during a C-section with spinal anesthesia. It aims to find which method works better.
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Who can take part
- You are having a planned C-section with spinal anesthesia.
- You do not have any medical condition that would make spinal anesthesia unsafe.
- Your blood pressure and blood sugar are well controlled.
- You do not have liver, lung, or thyroid problems.
- Your body weight is not more than a BMI of 35.
- You are not allergic to pethidine or any similar drugs.
- Your temperature is normal (between 36°C and 37.5°C) before surgery.
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