Comparison of Vital HEAT (vH2) Temperature Management System to Upper-body Forced-air Warming

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Surgery

In brief

The primary objective of this study is to determine if the intraoperative distal esophageal (core) temperature with vitalHEAT warming is non-inferior to upper-body forced-air warming in patients undergoing open colectomy under general anesthesia. This is a randomized study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00815191

Run by

The Cleveland Clinic

People needed

73

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2008-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-07-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Body-mass index 20-36 kg/m2;
• Age 18-75 yrs;
• ASA Physical Status 1-3.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient requires an intravenous or arterial catheter distal to the elbow on both arms;
• Serious skin lesions on the hands or arms;
• History of serious vascular disease in the arms;
• Pre-operative fever;
• Contraindication to sevoflurane endotracheal anesthesia.
• Pre-existing neuropathy

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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