Warming Mattress Trial

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified June 2011 by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01056991
First received: January 25, 2010
Last updated: June 17, 2011
Last verified: June 2011
  Purpose

This study will determine if modern under-patient warming mattresses are as effective as forced air warming blankets in preventing cold and shivering in patients scheduled for non emergency surgery.


Condition Intervention
Hypothermia
Other: Under patient warming mattress

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: A Study to Determine if Modern Under-patient Warming Mattresses Are as Effective as Forced-air Warming Blankets in Preventing Peri-operative Hypothermia

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Further study details as provided by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Post-operative core temperature greater than or equal to 36 degrees centigrade. This is a surrogate marker for complications such as reduced wound infection and reduced hospital stay that have been previously established by other research. [ Time Frame: 15minutes to 2 hours approximately postoperatively in recovery room ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 120
Study Start Date: February 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date: March 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: warming mattress Other: Under patient warming mattress
comparison of under patient warming mattress to forced air warming blankets in preventing peri-operative hypothermia
Active Comparator: Warming blanket
Forced air warming blanket
Other: Under patient warming mattress
comparison of under patient warming mattress to forced air warming blankets in preventing peri-operative hypothermia

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients undergoing elective (non emergency) surgery who will require intra-operative warming
  • Patients whose surgery will be performed with them in the supine position

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
  • All adults (over 18 years) who refuse,who are unable to fully understand the trial
  • ALL laparoscopic surgeries
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01056991

Contacts
Contact: Christopher M Harper, Bsc MBBS FRCA 01273696955 mark.harper@doctors.org.uk

Locations
United Kingdom
Royal Sussex County Hospital, BSUH NHS Trust Recruiting
Brighton, United Kingdom, BN2 5BE
Sponsors and Collaborators
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Dr Christopher M Harper, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01056991     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 09/183/HAR
Study First Received: January 25, 2010
Last Updated: June 17, 2011
Health Authority: United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypothermia
Body Temperature Changes
Signs and Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013