Status:
COMPLETED
Active Warming During Elective Caesearean Section
Lead Sponsor:
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Preoperative Hypothermia
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
During anaesthesia for caesarean section it is common to lose heat and become hypothermic, (\<36 degrees C). In order to try and avoid this all women are given warmed intravenous fluid and insulated f...
Detailed Description
When a baby is delivered by a surgical procedure (a caesarean section) the woman will usually have a "spinal" anaesthetic. With a "spinal", local anaesthetic is injected into the spinal fluid to make ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with a singleton, uncomplicated pregnancy, presenting for elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia, where surgery and anaesthesia are expected to be uncomplicated. Patients scheduled for tubal ligation surgery (sterilisation) as part of the caesarean section may also be included.
Exclusion
- Age under 18
- BMI \<19 or \>30
- Diseases of pregnancy: e.g. pregnancy induced hypertension
- Grand Multiparity - ie parity of 5 or greater
- Pre-operative pyrexia (temperature of 37.5 degrees C or greater)
- Pre-operative hypothermia (temperature 36.0 degrees or cooler)
- Significant co-existing maternal disease - e.g. congenital heart disease
- Co-existing maternal disease that could impact on temperature- e.g. hypo/hyperthyroid
- Coagulation abnormalities or anticipated excessive blood loss including any form of abnormal placentation
- Surgical procedure expected not to be routine/deviation from normal practice
- Condition preventing full, informed consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
130 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02201095
Start Date
October 1 2014
End Date
January 1 2016
Last Update
October 13 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, S10 2JF