Status:

COMPLETED

Postoperative Hypothermia Control In Older Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty: Effect Of Electric And Woolen Blanket

Lead Sponsor:

Esra Demirarslan

Conditions:

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

Eligibility:

All Genders

60-79 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this studywas to assess as experimental whether if electric blanket together withwoolen blanketwere effective in the postoperative period at patients with TKA. The population of the stu...

Detailed Description

Methods 2.1. Study Design and Setting As a parallel group, randomized controlled trial with repeated measures to test the following hypothesis: the average body temperature of patients who use an elec...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • being between the ages of 60 to 79,
  • having an SPO2 value above 90% when they were hospitalized,
  • not having diseases affecting cognitive functions or thermoregulation due to systemic effects,
  • not using any medication which could effect thermoregulation.

Exclusion

  • patients who wished to withdraw from the study since they felt uncomfortable
  • because of the clinical interventions, or who had to be taken to the intensive care unit due to the unexpected changes in their general condition.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 8 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

46 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05389579

Start Date

November 1 2013

End Date

April 8 2015

Last Update

May 25 2022

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Kastamonu University

Kastamonu, Turkey (Türkiye), 37200