Prospective Trial of the Effect of Preoperative Forced-air Warming on Perioperative Body Temperature Following Neuraxial Anesthesia in Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients



Status:Terminated
Conditions:Hospital
Therapuetic Areas:Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:55 - 85
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:May 2012
End Date:December 2014

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

Prospective Randomized Control Trial of the Effect of Preoperative Forced-air Warming on Perioperative Body Temperature Following Neuraxial Anesthesia in Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients

The purpose of this study is to determine if placement of a forced-air warming device prior
to institution of regional anesthesia improves perioperative temperature control in patients
undergoing total hip arthroplasty.


Inclusion Criteria:

- patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty under neuraxial anesthesia,

- age 55-85,

- BMI 18-40

Exclusion Criteria:

- allergy to local anesthetics,

- patients electing to have general anesthesia for their total hip arthroplasty,

- pregnancy,

- prisoners,

- patients unable to give informed consent,

- English as a second language,

- active infectious or febrile illness (measured temperature > 37.5 degrees Celsius).
We found this trial at
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University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
750 Highland Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53792
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Madison, WI
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