Decrease in Temperature as a Pagtonomic Sign by Scorpion Sting

Scorpion Stings Clinical Trial

Official title:

Decrease in Temperature by Scorpion Sting: a Pagtonomic Sign

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03622125
• Other study ID #: CRM-Alacranes-2017
• Status: Completed
• Start date: May 20, 2017
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: Mexican Red Cross
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The scorpion sting is a medical disease, for the signs and symptoms presented; Sometimes patients do not know the animal that causes these symptoms; the bibliography marks the decrease in temperature as a sign to be presented.

Description:

The scorpion sting is a medical emergency where 184 patients from the state of Guanajuato were divided into 2 groups according to the type of antivenom administered, the dose of antivenom were at the discretion of the attending physician, Birmex (n = 117) and Alacramyn (n = 67) for the temperature record of the site of sting and other vital signs, this to compare it with the bibliography as a pathognomonic sign.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 184
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: June 15, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 3 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Scorpion sting

• All sex

• 3 - 90 ages

Exclusion Criteria:

• Application of ice at the sting site

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bites and Stings
• Scorpion Stings

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Vital signs
Axillary temperature sampling, at the site of the scorpion sting and the contralateral site with infrared thermometer, and heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure on admission, 30 minutes after applying the vial and the medical discharge

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Mexico	Cruz Roja Mexicana, Delegación León	León	Guanajuato

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mexican Red Cross	Instituto Bioclon S.A. de C.V.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Mexico, 

References & Publications (1)

Isbister GK, Bawaskar HS. Scorpion envenomation. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jul 31;371(5):457-63. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1401108. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Temperature change	Temperature at the sting site, contralateral site and axillary in degrees celcius	0, 30 and 120 minutes
Secondary	Blood preasure	Systolic and diastolic in mmHg	0, 30 and 120 minutes
Secondary	Heart rate	Beats per minute	0, 30 and 120 minutes
Secondary	Respiratory rate	Breaths per minute	0, 30 and 120 minutes