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TerminatedNCT01626690Updated Aug 15, 2016Results posted

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

A Phase 4 interventional study of Bair-Paws Warming Device and Bair-Hugger Warming Device in Perioperative Hypothermia, sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 55 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-08-15.

Sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Surgeons change in preference for perioperative warming.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
55 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

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.

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Conditions studied

  • Perioperative Hypothermia

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In context

Hypothermia

499 studies on the registry are indexed under Hypothermia; 53 are open to participants now.

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Lead sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison is the lead sponsor of 1,161 studies on the registry; 182 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
55 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty under neuraxial anesthesia,
  • age 55-85,
  • BMI 18-40

Exclusion criteria

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).
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
100 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Pre-Warming

    Device: Bair-Paws Warming Device

  • Active comparator
    Control

    Device: Bair-Hugger Warming Device

Interventions

  • DeviceBair-Paws Warming Device

    Bair-Paws device to be applied to patient and used for perioperative (including preoperative) warming.

  • DeviceBair-Hugger Warming Device

    Bair-Hugger device to be applied to patient and used for intraoperative warming (current standard of care at our institution).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient Temperature at the Time of Incision as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System..

    Temporal artery temperature readings (in degrees celsius) will be obtained at the time of incision and every 30 minutes while in the OR.

    Time frame: The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Patient Temperature Prior to Entering OR as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.

    Time frame: The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).

  2. Patient Temperature 30 Minutes Following Incision as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.

    Time frame: The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).

  3. Patient Temperature on Arrival to Recovery Room as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.

    Time frame: The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).

  4. Incidence of Postoperative Shivering in Recovery Room.

    Time frame: The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).

  5. Intraoperative Blood Loss.

    Intraoperative blood loss in mL's.

    Time frame: The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).

  6. Incidence of Perioperative Cardiac Events.

    Incidence of perioperative arrhythmias or myocardial ischemia.

    Time frame: The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).

  7. Temporal Artery Verus SpotOn (3M) Temperature Readings.

    Temperature with temporal artery thermometer and SpotOn temperature monitoring device (3M) at time of incision.

    Time frame: The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).

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Results

Posted Aug 15, 2016

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePre-WarmingControl
Started4951
Completed4751
Not completed20
Withdrew: Protocol violation10
Withdrew: Adverse event10

Outcome measures

PrimaryPatient Temperature at the Time of Incision as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System..

Temporal artery temperature readings (in degrees celsius) will be obtained at the time of incision and every 30 minutes while in the OR.

Time frame:
The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).
Reported as:
Mean · Degrees Celsius
Patient Temperature at the Time of Incision as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System..
Degrees CelsiusPre-WarmingControl
Patient Temperature at the Time of Incision as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System..35.7 ± 0.4735.4 ± 0.49
SecondaryPatient Temperature Prior to Entering OR as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.
Time frame:
The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).
Reported as:
Mean · Degrees Celsius
Patient Temperature Prior to Entering OR as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.
Degrees CelsiusPre-WarmingControl
Patient Temperature Prior to Entering OR as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.36.7 ± 0.436.6 ± 0.4
SecondaryPatient Temperature 30 Minutes Following Incision as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.
Time frame:
The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).
Reported as:
Mean · Degrees Celsius
Patient Temperature 30 Minutes Following Incision as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.
Degrees CelsiusPre-WarmingControl
Patient Temperature 30 Minutes Following Incision as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.35.7 ± 0.435.4 ± 0.4
SecondaryPatient Temperature on Arrival to Recovery Room as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.
Time frame:
The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).
Reported as:
Mean · Degrees Celsius
Patient Temperature on Arrival to Recovery Room as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.
Degrees CelsiusPre-WarmingControl
Patient Temperature on Arrival to Recovery Room as Measured by SpotOn (3M) Temperature Monitoring System.35.4 ± 0.835.1 ± 0.6
SecondaryIncidence of Postoperative Shivering in Recovery Room.
Time frame:
The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).
Reported as:
Number · Number of patients reporting shivering
Incidence of Postoperative Shivering in Recovery Room.
Number of patients reporting shiveringPre-WarmingControl
Incidence of Postoperative Shivering in Recovery Room.114
SecondaryIntraoperative Blood Loss.

Intraoperative blood loss in mL's.

Time frame:
The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).
Reported as:
Mean · mL
Intraoperative Blood Loss.
mLPre-WarmingControl
Intraoperative Blood Loss.263 ± 109307 ± 116
SecondaryIncidence of Perioperative Cardiac Events.

Incidence of perioperative arrhythmias or myocardial ischemia.

Time frame:
The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).
Reported as:
Number · Patients
Incidence of Perioperative Cardiac Events.
PatientsPre-WarmingControl
Incidence of Perioperative Cardiac Events.10
SecondaryTemporal Artery Verus SpotOn (3M) Temperature Readings.

Temperature with temporal artery thermometer and SpotOn temperature monitoring device (3M) at time of incision.

Time frame:
The treatment period starts with the patient consenting to the study and application of preoperative forced-air warming device and ends when the patient leaves the PACU (average 4-8 hours following enrollment).
Reported as:
Mean · Degrees Celsius
Temporal Artery Verus SpotOn (3M) Temperature Readings.
Degrees CelsiusTemporal Artery ThermometerSpotOn (3M) Temperature Readings.
Temporal Artery Verus SpotOn (3M) Temperature Readings.36.5 ± 0.536.5 ± 0.5

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Pre-Warming—0/47 (0%)0/47 (0%)
Control—0/51 (0%)0/51 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Pre-WarmingControlTotal
<=18 years000
Between 18 and 65 years212344
>=65 years262854
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Pre-WarmingControlTotal
Mean66.1 ± 6.3766.5 ± 7.4166.3 ± 6.9
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Pre-WarmingControlTotal
Female272451
Male202747
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Pre-WarmingControlTotal
United States475198
Baseline Temperature
Baseline Temperature(Degrees Celisius)Pre-WarmingControlTotal
Mean36.6 ± 0.436.7 ± 0.3736.6 ± 0.39
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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 15, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01626690
Lead sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 25, 2012
Start date
May 2012
Primary completion
Dec 2014
Completion
Dec 2014
Results posted
Aug 15, 2016
Last update
Aug 15, 2016
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