Awad 2014.

Trial name or title	Intravenous Dexmedetomidine for the Prevention of Postoperative Shivering in Patients Undergoing General Anaesthesia
Methods	RCT, 4 parallel groups
Participants	Number: 216 participants, both genders Country: Lebanon Surgery: elective surgery under general anaesthesia with estimated time of 1 to 3 hours ‐ type not stated Age: 18 to 80 years ASA: I to III Other inclusion criteria: none stated Exclusion criteria: duration of surgery < 1 hour or > 3 hours; allergy to dexmedetomidine, vasoactive antidepressant or analgesics; BMI > 30 kg/m2, fever, pregnancy
Interventions	Dexmedetomidine 0.25 µg/kg intravenous bolus over 10 minutes at end of administration of sevoflurane vs Dexmedetomidine 0.5 µg/kg intravenous bolus over 10 minutes at end of administration of sevoflurane vs Dexmedetomidine 1 µg/kg IV intravenous bolus over 10 minutes at end of administration of sevoflurane vs Normal saline administered at same volume and timing
Outcomes	Time to extubation, awakening and orientation Sedation scores up to 1 hour postoperatively Pain scores up to 1 hour postoperatively Nausea and vomiting up to 1 hour postoperatively
Starting date	May 2014
Contact information	Dr. Marie Awad, Professor of Clinical Specialty, American University of Beirut Medical Center mm01@aub.edu.lb
Notes	Study authors contacted to obtain data on type of surgery, but no reply Status at clinicaltrials.gov: recruiting, last verified May 2014 Clinical Trials identifier: NCT02141412