Status:
COMPLETED
Intraoperative Warming Comparison of Devices
Lead Sponsor:
University of South Florida
Collaborating Sponsors:
Dynatherm Medical Inc.
Conditions:
Hypothermia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Hypothermia is a common and serious complication during anesthesia and surgery. Anesthetic-induced hypothermia results from the inhibition of thermoregulatory control and exposure to cold operating ro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing elective open abdominal surgical procedures with an expected duration of 2 to 4 hours and requiring general anesthesia
- American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) physical status I-III
- Patient age: \> 18 years and \<80 years
Exclusion
- Patient age: \< 18 years and \>80 years
- Patients with break in skin integrity on the extremity selected as the application site
- Patients with history of upper extremity peripheral vascular disease
- Patients with history of allergic skin conditions of the upper extremities
- Patients with history of bleeding disorders/coagulopathy
- Patient with history of malignant hyperthermia
- Patients who are pregnant
- Patient unwilling or unable to give informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00650260
Start Date
February 1 2009
End Date
August 1 2009
Last Update
October 29 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33606