Prospective Trial of the Effect of Preoperative Forced-air Warming on Perioperative Body Temperature Following Neuraxial Anesthesia in Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients

Stopped early · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Perioperative Hypothermia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if placement of a forced-air warming device prior to institution of regional anesthesia improves perioperative temperature control in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01626690

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

100

Starts

2012-05-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-15

Who can join

Age: 55 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty under neuraxial anesthesia,
• age 55-85,
• BMI 18-40

You may not qualify if…

• allergy to local anesthetics,
• patients electing to have general anesthesia for their total hip arthroplasty,
• pregnancy,
• prisoners,
• patients unable to give informed consent,
• English as a second language,
• active infectious or febrile illness (measured temperature > 37.5 degrees Celsius).

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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