Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0256171924
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Is the under-patient warming-mattress as, more or less effective than the forced hot air blower in preventing hypothermia in patients having major abdominal surgery?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery: Pancreatectomy
Intervention
Patients will be randomly allocated to mattress or forced air warming. Temperatures will be monitored before, during and after the operation. The results will be compared and analysed.
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
To establish whether body temperature is maintained to the same extent with the Inditherm® mattress as with the forced hot air blower.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/01/2005
Overall trial end date
05/12/2005
Reason abandoned
Lack of staff/facilities/resources
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
60 patients scheduled for pancreatectomy or liver resection
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
60
Participant exclusion criteria
Patients do no consent.
Recruitment start date
01/01/2005
Recruitment end date
05/12/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department of Anaesthesia
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary