Are modern under-patient warming blankets as effective as forced-air warming blankets in preventing peri-operative hypothermia?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN31681970

Enrollment

100

Registered

2006-09-29

Start date

2005-08-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Signs and Symptoms: Peri-operative hypothermia Signs and Symptoms Peri-operative hypothermia

Interventions

This is intended to be a pilot randomised comparative study which will probably show equivalence and will allow power calculation for future randomised controlled trial which could prove a statistical

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 100 surgical patients being operated on in the supine position.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Post-operative core temperature being greater than or equal to 36 degrees Celcius.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Intra-operative blood loss	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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