NCT01626690

Prospective Trial of the Effect of Preoperative Forced-air Warming on Perioperative Body Temperature Following Neuraxial Anesthesia in Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients

Prospective Randomized Control Trial of the Effect of Preoperative Forced-air Warming on Perioperative Body Temperature Following Neuraxial Anesthesia in Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if placement of a forced-air warming device prior to institution of regional anesthesia improves perioperative temperature control in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

Conditions

• Perioperative Hypothermia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Bair-Paws Warming Device	Bair-Paws device to be applied to patient and used for perioperative (including preoperative) warming.
DEVICE	Bair-Hugger Warming Device	Bair-Hugger device to be applied to patient and used for intraoperative warming (current standard of care at our institution).

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-05-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• Completion: 2014-12-01
• First posted: 2012-06-25
• Last updated: 2016-08-15
• Results posted: 2016-08-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States