Investigating the Effect of Acupressure on Shivering During a Cesarean Delivery in Women Who Were Previously Laboring With an Epidural

ID#: NCT03497507

Age: 18 - 64 years

Gender: Female

Healthy Subjects: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Phase: N/A

Recruitment Status: Recruiting

Start Date: January 11, 2018

End Date: December 18, 2018

Contact Information:
Daniel Katz, MD
(212) 241-7475
Jeffery Zahn, MD
(212) 241-7475
Summary: Shivering during a cesarean section can be quite uncomfortable for the patient as well as make it difficult for the anesthesiologist to obtain vital signs. The researchers will investigate whether or not applying pressure to the P6 acupressure point during a cesarean section can treat shivering. The hypothesis is that shivering will be alleviated with acupressure.
Eligibility:

Inclusion Criteria:

- a patient has to be classified as an American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status I, II, or III, laboring with an epidural catheter, and subsequently taken for a non-emergent cesarean section under epidural anesthesia with a core body temperature range of 35.5-38.0 degrees Celsius during shivering.

Exclusion Criteria:

- ASA status 4 or higher

- core body temperature lower than 35.5 or higher than 38.0

- thyroid disease

- systemic infection

- emergent cesarean section,

- a psychiatric, cognitive or medical condition that would compromise adherence to the protocol
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