Prevention of IPH: Electric Warming Mattress vs Forced Air Warming Blanket

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-02-28

Study Completion Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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This study will determine if modern under-patient warming mattresses are as effective as forced air warming blankets in preventing cold and shivering in patients scheduled for non emergency surgery.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia Patient Warming

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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warming mattress

Patient warmed with electric mattress

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

warming mattress

Intervention Type OTHER

comparison of under patient warming mattress to forced air warming blankets in preventing peri-operative hypothermia

warming blanket

Forced air warming blanket

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

warming blanket

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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warming mattress

comparison of under patient warming mattress to forced air warming blankets in preventing peri-operative hypothermia

Intervention Type OTHER

warming blanket

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Inditherm electric carbon polymer warming mattress forced-air warming blanket Bair hugger

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients undergoing elective (non emergency) surgery who will require intra-operative warming
* Patients whose surgery will be performed with them in the supine position