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Physiological Effects of 38°C vs. 22°C Fluid Therapy in Critically Ill Patients

Physiological Effects of 38°C vs. 22°C Fluid Therapy in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Controlled ICU Study

Status
Withdrawn
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04576806
Enrollment
0
Registered
2020-10-06
Start date
2021-04-30
Completion date
2021-10-30
Last updated
2023-03-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Critical Illness, Sepsis, Fluid Overload, Hemodynamic Instability

Keywords

Fluid therapy, Bolus

Brief summary

A randomized controlled clinical trial. 24 adult ICU patients will be recruited upon decision to administer fluid bolus of 500ml of crystalloid. The fluid will then be randomized to be infused at controlled room temperature or warmed to body temperature. Hemodynamic measurements will be made for 2 hours following the bolus, and laboratory values will be noted. The hypothesis is that part of the hemodynamic response will differed in response to cooling, and be larger in the cold group.

Detailed description

A randomized controlled clinical trial of the influence of fluid temperature on hemodynamic effects of fluids. 24 adult ICU patients meeting objective criteria of circulatory impairment (hypotension, tachycardia, lactatemia etc) will be recruited upon decision to administer fluid bolus of 500ml of crystalloid. The fluid will then be randomized to be infused at controlled room temperature of 22 degrees or warmed to body temperature at 38 degrees. All patients will be monitored with either calibrated or uncalibrated pulse contour analysis. Hemodynamic measurements (Heart rate (HR), Systolic blood pressure (SBP), Diastolic blood pressure (DBP), Mean arterial pressure (MAP), Cardiac output (CO), Cardiac index (CI), Stroke volume (SV), Stroke volume variation (SVV), Extravascular lung water (EVLW) etc) will be registered for 2 hours following the bolus, and laboratory values such as lactate, creatinine will be noted, as well as fluid balances. Confounders such as levels of vasopressors, sedation, switches in positioning och or ventilation will be registered. The hypothesis is that part of the hemodynamic response will differed in response to cooling, and be larger in the cold group.

Interventions

OTHERBody temperature

Warming of administered fluid bolus

Administration of fluid bolus of crystalloid of 500ml over 15 minutes

Cooling of administered fluid bolus

Sponsors

Danderyd Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Stockholm South General Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Karolinska Institutet
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

Investigators will be blinded during analysis but unblinded during study performance.

Intervention model description

RCT, unblinded

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Admission to the ICU * Age 18 years or older * Clinical decision to administer a fluid bolus of at least 500 ml of crystalloid over 15 minutes. * Monitoring with either an arterial line in an extremity that can be used for pulse contour analysis (Vigileo, FloTrac or equivalent system) or a central venous catheter and a femoral arterial line that can be used for pulse contour analysis calibrated by thermodilution (EV1000, PiCCO or equivalent system) * At least one of the following criteria for fluid administration must be met: * MAP \< 65 mmHg * HR \>100 * Urine output \< 0,5ml/kg/h * Lactate levels of \> 3 mmol/l * CI \< 2.5L/min/m2 * SVV or PPV \> 12% if mechanically ventilated with tidal volumes \> 7 ml/kg * ScvO2 or SvO2 \< 65%

Exclusion criteria

* Active bleeding requiring transfusion * Haemoglobin level \<70 g/L * Arrhythmia disturbing monitoring of cardiac output * Patients in whom death is considered imminent (within 24 hours) * CRRT * Known pregnancy * Active temperature control, either active warming or cooling * Medical issue of pathological thermoregulation, such as malignant hyperthermia, thyroid storm, NMDA overdose, serotonin syndrome, malignant neuroleptic syndrome, or delirium. * Planned exit from the ICU during the 2-hour monitoring period (planned surgical procedure, radiology, change of department etc.)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
MAP15 minutesMean arterial pressure

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
SBP15 minutesSystolic blood pressure
DBP15 minutesDiastolic blood pressure
HR15 minutesHeart rate
CO15 minutesCardiac output
CI15 minutesCardiac index
SV15 minutesStroke volume
SVV15 minutesStroke volume variation
EVLW15 minutesExtra vascular lung water
MAP1 hourSystolic blood pressure
Type of heart rhythm1 hourHeart rhythm
Levels of administered vasopressors15 minutesAmount of pressors
Levels of administered sedating medications15 minutesAmount of sedation
Lactate15 minutesLactate
Levels of lactate1 hourLactate
Hourly urine output1 hourUrine output
Temperature change15 minutesTemperature change
Daily fluid balance24 hoursFluid balance
Type ofh eart rhythm15 minutesHeart rhythm

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026