Body surface and core temperatures and their association with cardiac function

Body surface and core temperatures to assess haemodynamics in critically ill patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17182512

Enrollment

500

Registered

2019-07-11

Start date

2009-08-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-03-04

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Conditions

Critical care patients at risk of shock Not Applicable

Interventions

The main intervention is to observe the association of body surface temperatures measured with a non-contact infrared Thermometer (Thermofocus) with body core temperatures measured with a Thermistor-e

Pulsion Medical Systems SE

Feldkirchen

Germany), with a Thermistor-tipped urinary catheter (Urosid Sensor 400

ASID BONZ

Herrenberg

Germany) and an ear Thermometer (ThermoScan

Braun

Melsungen

Germany) and with cardiac index derived from transpulmonary thermodilution (PiCCO

Germany) and less invasive devices to estimate cardiac index. Measurements and comparisons are performed between 2 and 8 times within one and five days.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Haemodynamic monitoring with transpulmonary thermodilution (PiCCO) according to the local standard and irrespective of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Contra-indications for PiCCO-monitoring

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Body surface temperatures measured with a non-contact infrared Thermometer (Thermofocus) 2. Body core temperatures measured with a Thermistor-equipped arterial catheter (PiCCO; Pulsion Medical Systems SE; Feldkirchen; Germany), with a Thermistor-tipped urinary catheter (Urosid Sensor 400; ASID BONZ; Herrenberg; Germany) and an ear Thermometer (ThermoScan; Braun; Melsungen; Germany) 3. Cardiac index derived from transpulmonary thermodilution (PiCCO; Pulsion Medical Systems SE; Feldkirchen; Germany) and less invasive devices (e.g. FloTrac, ProAqt, ClearSight) Body surface temperatures, body core temperatures and cardiac index are measured between 2 and 8 times within one and five days. The typical schedule for comparisons of estimates of cardiac index based on body surface temperatures or less invasive devices with gold standard measurement of cardiac index with the PiCCO device is based on eight measurements within 24 h (0:00 h; 0:30 h; 2:00 h; 4:30 h; 8:00 h; 20:00 h; 23:30 h; 24:00 h).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Body surface temperatures measured with a non-contact infrared Thermometer (Thermofocus) 2. Body core temperatures measured with a Thermistor-equipped arterial catheter (PiCCO; Pulsion Medical Systems SE; Feldkirchen; Germany), with a Thermistor-tipped urinary catheter (Urosid Sensor 400; ASID BONZ; Herrenberg; Germany) and an ear Thermometer (ThermoScan; Braun; Melsungen; Germany) 3. Cardiac index derived from transpulmonary thermodilution (PiCCO; Pulsion Medical Systems SE; Feldkirchen; Germany) and less invasive devices (e.g. FloTrac, ProAqt, ClearSight) Body surface temperatures, body core temperatures and cardiac index are measured between 2 and 8 times within one and five days. The typical schedule for comparisons of estimates of cardiac index based on body surface temperatures or less invasive devices with gold standard measurement of cardiac index with the PiCCO device is based on eight measurements within 24 h (0:00 h; 0:30 h; 2:00 h; 4:30 h; 8:00 h; 20:00 h; 23:30 h; 24:00 h).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

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