The effect of pre-operative clothing on body temperature before, during and after breast surgery

In patients having breast surgery does the use of a merino wool over-garment compared to a standard hospital gown reduce perioperative hypothermia

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000546257

Enrollment

Registered

2009-07-07

Start date

2009-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether wearing a wool over-garment, that has been proven to be a good insulator in the laboratory, helps reduce post-operative hypothermia. The garment is renewable, recyclable and cheap to produce.

Interventions

Merino wool over-garment, worn for at least 30 minutes prior to surgery. This would be given to the patient when they change out of their outdoor clothes and would be worn over the traditional hospital gown. The over-garment will be removed just prior to the transfer of the patient to the operating table.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Primary purpose

Prevention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Elective mastectomy or wide local excision with or without axillary node clearance American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I-III

Exclusion criteria

Body mass index >35kg/m2 Endocrine disease Febrile pre-operatively Vasoactive drugs

Outcome results