Comparison of Upper and Lower Body Air Warming in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02993666

Enrollment

135

Registered

2016-12-15

Start date

2016-12-31

Completion date

2017-06-30

Last updated

2017-06-12

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Conditions

Core Body Temperature

Brief summary

This study is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of forced air warming using upper and lower body blankets by measuring core body temperature in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery in the lateral decubitus position over 2 hours of general anesthesia.

Interventions

DEVICEBair Hugger

forced air warming with Bair Hugger air warmer

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery over 2 hours * ASA I, II and III * age over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

* refuse to enroll * patients with fever or hypothermia before surgery * patients who required changes of position during surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
intraoperative incidence of hypothermia	through surgery completion, up to 4 hours

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026