Preventing Inadvertent Hypothermia in Patients Undergoing Major Spinal Surgery

NCT ID: NCT03193905

Last Updated: 2017-06-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-11-30

Study Completion Date

2016-11-30

Brief Summary

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Background

Major spinal surgery tend to be lengthy with an increased risk of hypothermia. A quality improvement project of patients undergoing major spinal surgery showed that 67 % were hypothermic at the beginning of surgery. Several patients expressed a feeling of coldness at the arrival of the operating theatre.

Aim

To evaluate if Bairhuggers Full Access Underbody blanket can prevent hypothermia at initiation if used as prewarming and intraoperative warming compared to the results from the local quality improvement project. In addition we aim to explore patients´ experiences of comfort in relation to their temperature.

Method

Temperature of patients undergoing major spinal surgery (n=30) will be assessed at arrival to the theatre, after insertion of bladder catheter, at the start and end of surgery using a bladder temperature. The patients´ experiences of comfort will be evaluated with a 5 point Likert at the arrival to the operating theatre and after ten minutes of active prewarming with Bairhuggers Full Access Underbody blanket. Preoperatively ten randomly chosen patients will be observed and later interviewed in order to obtain further information regarding their experiences of comfort in relation to their temperature.

Conclusion and perspectives

By increasing the investigators knowledge on Bairhuggers Full Access Underbody blanket and its effects in preventing hypothermia as well as gaining insight to patients´ experiences of comfort in relation to temperature, the investigators anticipate to improve pre-anesthetic care and minimize risk factors associated with hypothermia for patients undergoing major spinal surgery.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypothermia Following Anesthesia Neurosurgery Scoliosis Kyphosis Forced Air Warming Major Spinal Fusion

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cotton blanket

30 hypothermia patients undergo the standard procedure with a cotton blanket during major spinal surgery

Group Type OTHER

Cotton blanket - control group

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

30 patients undergo standard procedure with a cotton blanket

Bairhugger Full Access Underbody blanket

30 hypothermia patients undergo the Bairhugger Full Access Underbody blanket procedure during major spinal surgery (new procedure)

Group Type OTHER

Bairhugger Full Access Underbody Blanket

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

30 patients undergo new procedure with a Bairhugger Full Access Underbody Blanket

Interventions

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Bairhugger Full Access Underbody Blanket

30 patients undergo new procedure with a Bairhugger Full Access Underbody Blanket

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Cotton blanket - control group

30 patients undergo standard procedure with a cotton blanket

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients for elective major spinal surgery
* Patients ≥ 14 years
* Danish language

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients\> 110 kg
* Patients with a temperature \> 37.5 ° C
* Patients with a temperature ≤ 35 ° C
* Cognitive impairment to such an extent that the patient does not understand the purpose of, nor is able to cooperate, with the project
Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Aalborg University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mia Nørgaard Granum

Anaesthetic nurse

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mia Nørgaard Granum

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Aalborg University Hospital

Other Identifiers

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BFAU blanket 2016

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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