Heat Loss in Humans Covered With Full-Body Blankets Connected to Different Warming Devices

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Conditions studied: Heat Transfer by Clinical Warming Devices

In brief

The investigators propose a single-center multiple crossover randomized trial to determine the efficacy of four warming devices and five warming blankets. The investigators will measure cutaneous heat loss/ gain using thermal flux transducers in unanesthetized volunteers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06198959

Run by

The Cleveland Clinic

People needed

20

Starts

2024-02-15

Expected to finish

2026-03-02

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Body-mass index 20-33 kg/m2
• Age 18-40 yrs.
• ASA Physical Status 1-2.

You may not qualify if…

• Serious skin lesions
• History of allergy or skin sensitivity to tape or adhesive materials
• History of serious vascular disease in the arms, including Raynaud's Syndrome
• History of recent fever or infection

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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