Use of Onepiece Suit or Forced Warm Air for Perioperative Temperature Conservation.

Oslo University Hospital30 enrolled

Overview

To study if a one piece body suite (T-balance, Telespro, Finland) is equally effective in maintaining peri-operative body temperature as forced air warming, during open low-back surgery of medium duration.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Surgery

Interventions

Anaesthesia, Teles Pro, Body suitDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ASA 1-3 * Approved consent * Expected duration of open back surgery of 60-120 min * Prestudy core temperature (oral) of at least 36 degrees C Exclusion Criteria: * Known diabetes mellitus * Any known illness or use of pre-op drugs which may interfere with normal temperature regulation * Body mass index less than 17 or more than 35 * Pregnancy * Any contraindication for warming device or temperature monitor

Locations (1)

Dept of Anesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal

Oslo, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Body core temperature

SpotOn (3M) measurement in the forehead

Time frame: 30 minutes after anaesthesia induction

Secondary Outcomes

Body core temperature

Time frame: 1 hr before - intraoperative - 3 hrs postoperative

Patient termal satisfaction

patient interview

Time frame: 1 hr before - intraoperative - 3 hrs postoperative

Central Contacts

Johan Raeder, PhD

CONTACT

004792249669 johan.rader@medisin.uio.no

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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