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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/081101 [Registered on: 21/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 26/06/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   In the study, people are randomly given either Nalbuphine or Dexmedetomidine with Bupivacaine, and the researchers will compare which one is more effective at stopping shivering after the procedure.  
Scientific Title of Study   Intrathecal Nalbuphine versus Dexmedetomidine as adjuvants with Bupivacaine in prevention of Post Spinal Shivering - A Randomized Controlled Trial 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Nivetha Manikandan  
Designation  1st year PG  
Affiliation  Aarupadai veedu medical College and hospital  
Address  Department of anesthesiology First floor A block Aarupadai veedu medical college and hospital Kirumambakkam Pondicherry Pondicherry PONDICHERRY 607402 India
Department of anesthesiology First floor A block Aarupadai veedu medical college and hospital Kirumambakkam Pondicherry Pondicherry PONDICHERRY 607402 India
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
607402
India 
Phone  9108846884  
Fax    
Email  nivethamani22@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr V Ezhil Rajan  
Designation  HOD and Professor 
Affiliation  Aarupadai veedu medical College and hospital  
Address  Department of anesthesiology First floor A block Aarupadai veedu medical college and hospital Kirumambakkam Pondicherry Pondicherry PONDICHERRY 607402 India
Department of anesthesiology First floor A block Aarupadai veedu medical college and hospital Kirumambakkam Pondicherry Pondicherry PONDICHERRY 607402 India
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
607402
India 
Phone  9843030074  
Fax    
Email  ezhilrajan96@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Nivetha Manikandan  
Designation  1st year PG  
Affiliation  Aarupadai veedu medical College and hospital  
Address  Department of anesthesiology First floor A block Aarupadai veedu medical college and hospital Kirumambakkam Pondicherry Pondicherry PONDICHERRY 607402 India
Department of anesthesiology First floor A block Aarupadai veedu medical college and hospital Kirumambakkam Pondicherry Pondicherry PONDICHERRY 607402 India
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
607402
India 
Phone  9108846884  
Fax    
Email  nivethamani22@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Anaesthesiology First floor A Block Aarupadai Veedu medical college and hospital Kirumambakkam Pondicherry 607402 India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Aarupadai veedu medical college and hospital 
Address  Aarupadai veedu medical college and hospital Kirumampakkam Pondicherry cuddalore highway Pondicherry 
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Nivetha Manikandan  Aarupadai Veedu medical college and hospital  Department of Anaesthesiology First floor A block Kirumampakkam Cuddalore pondicherry highway Pondicherry Pondicherry PONDICHERRY
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY 
9108846884

nivethamani22@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Human Ethical Committee Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: S720||Fracture of head and neck of femur, (2) ICD-10 Condition: S822||Fracture of shaft of tibia, (3) ICD-10 Condition: K409||Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, (4) ICD-10 Condition: K402||Bilateral inguinal hernia, withoutobstruction or gangrene, (5) ICD-10 Condition: S723||Fracture of shaft of femur, (6) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical, (7) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Group A: patients will receive intrathecal Nalbuphine  Group A: patients will receive 3ml of 0.5% hyperbaric Bupivacaine with 0.1ml of 1mg Nalbuphine and assessed for post spinal shivering and other outcomes 
Intervention  Group B: patients will receive intrathecal Dexmedetomidine  Group B: patients will receive 3ml of 0.5% hyperbaric Bupivacaine with 0.1ml of 10µg Dexmedetomidine and assessed for post spinal shivering and other parameters 
Comparator Agent  NOT APPLICABALE  NO APPLICABLE 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Age group 18 to 60 years
2. ASA I and ASA II
3. Patient planned for elective lower
abdominal and lower limb surgeries under
spinal anaesthesia
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patient refusal
2. Contraindication for spinal anaesthesia
3. BMI more than 30
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the incidence and severity of post spinal shivering with intrathecal Nalbuphine and Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant with Bupivacaine in spinal anaesthesia.
 
7 hours intraoperatively and postoperatively 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess:
Hemodynamic parameters (Heart Rate, Mean Arterial Blood Pressure, Oxygen Saturation, Respiratory Rate and Temperature)
Sedation (Ramsay Sedation Score)
Adverse events if any (Nausea, vomiting and drug allergies)
 
7hours intraoperatively and postoperatively  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="72"
Sample Size from India="72" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   28/02/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
Shivering is often seen after spinal anaesthesia and it is associated with adverse effects and causes discomfort in post spinal patients. In this study we comparing the efficacy of Intrathecal Nalbuphine and Dexmedetomidine for prevention of post spinal shivering. 
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