Comparison of Upper and Lower Body Air Warming in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

NCT ID: NCT02993666

Last Updated: 2017-06-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

135 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-31

Study Completion Date

2017-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of forced air warming using upper and lower body blankets by measuring core body temperature in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery in the lateral decubitus position over 2 hours of general anesthesia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Core Body Temperature

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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upper body

warming with upper body blankets

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bair Hugger

Intervention Type DEVICE

forced air warming with Bair Hugger air warmer

lower body

warming with lower body blankets

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bair Hugger

Intervention Type DEVICE

forced air warming with Bair Hugger air warmer

Interventions

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Bair Hugger

forced air warming with Bair Hugger air warmer

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery over 2 hours
* ASA I, II and III
* age over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

* refuse to enroll
* patients with fever or hypothermia before surgery
* patients who required changes of position during surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Seoul National University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jeong-Hwa Seo

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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JH Seo

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Seoul National University Hospital

Locations

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

References

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Min SH, Yoon S, Yoon SH, Bahk JH, Seo JH. Randomised trial comparing forced-air warming to the upper or lower body to prevent hypothermia during thoracoscopic surgery in the lateral decubitus position. Br J Anaesth. 2018 Mar;120(3):555-562. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.091. Epub 2017 Dec 5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29452812 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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JHSeo_FAW

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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