Evaluation of a Novel Patient Warming System During MRI

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anesthesia; Hypothermia, Congenital Heart Disease

In brief

Patients under deep sedation and general anesthesia lose heat to their surrounding environment. Hypothermia after anesthesia is associated with worse patient outcomes, including increased number of infections and cardiovascular complications. Cardiac MRI scans performed for patients who require general anesthesia can cause a loss of body heat. Several mechanisms exist for reducing hypothermia under anesthesia including forced air warmers, fluid warmers, radiant warmers, and chemical warmers. Unfortunately, there are no MRI-compatible systems which allow patient warming and prevention of hypothermia in anesthetized patient in the MRI-scanner. This study is testing a non-invasive device that warms patients under clinically indicated general anesthesia in the MRI scanner. This device will keep in the heat made by the MRI scanner.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03150953

Run by

Andrew Matisoff

People needed

60

Starts

2016-05-26

Expected to finish

2018-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-28

Who can join

Age: any, up to 7. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children < 7 years of age.
• Undergoing medically necessary cardiovascular MRI under general anesthesia

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with fever (temperature >38.5 degrees Celsius) or condition which require active cooling at the time of MRI

Where it is running

• Children's National Health System — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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