Circulating-water Garment With Forced-air Warming and Circulating-water Mattress During Abdominal Surgery

Completed

Conditions studied: Hypothermia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see if the combination of a circulating water mattress beneath the patient combined with forced air warming over top of the patient will prevent hypothermia (low body temperature) just as well as a garment that circulates warm water around the patient, during your major abdominal surgery. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of these two groups.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00651898

Run by

The Cleveland Clinic

People needed

50

Starts

2006-08-01

Expected to finish

2008-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-03-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• MaJor abdominal surgery
• Age between 18 and 85 years.

You may not qualify if…

• Fever (core temperature >38°C)
• Combined procedures (e.g.: simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation)
• Contraindication to forced-air or circulating-water warming which would be impacted by use of warming blanket
• Anticipated veno-venous bypass
• Current Pregnancy

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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