A comparison of Orve+ Wrap and forced air warming blankets in managing patients’ temperature following surgery

An open label, randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of the Orve+ wrap blanket Vs forced air warming in restoring normothermia in the post anaesthetic Care Unit

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN11563874

Enrollment

128

Registered

2016-12-09

Start date

2016-10-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-02-24

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Conditions

Specialty: Anaesthesia, perioperative medicine and pain management, Primary sub-specialty: Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management

Interventions

Participants are randomised to one of two groups electronically using sealed envelope™ (London, UK) on a 1:1 basis with stratification for Spinal and general anaesthesia and for age under 65 years or

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged >18 2. Planned elective or expedited orthopeadic surgery 3. Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Lacks capacity to provide informed consent. 2. Current participation in an interventional research trial. 3. Unable to understand english both written and verbal. 4. Patients who are known to be pregnant. 5. Emergency/urgent surgery Known thyroid dysfunction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mean temperature difference at 60 minutes post PACU admission using the zero heat flux thermometry Spot On (3m, Bracknell, UK)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactNeil Smith

neil.smith@hey.nhs.uk+44 1482 674457

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026