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The Effect of Warmed Socks Developed as Wearable Technology on Hypothermia, Thermal Comfort Perception and Shivering

A study testing Heated socks to be developed with wearable technology in people with Wearable Technology and Hypothermia, run by Tarsus University.

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Trial summary

In this study, it is aimed to reveal the effect of the use of heated socks to be developed as wearable technology by providing temperature control on body temperature, comfort perception level and shivering development in healthy volunteers and this purpose constitutes the unique value of the project. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Wearable Technology, Hypothermia, Shivering
What is being tested?
Heated socks to be developed with wearable technology
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
70 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
15 Dec 2025to 15 Sep 2026
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • -Written and verbal permission to participate in the study was obtained,
  • No communication problems,
  • Speaks and understands Turkish,
  • Non-hypothermic,
  • Not diagnosed with a chronic disease,
  • Not allergic to sock material,
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  • No peripheral vascular disease,
  • Without a device that sends electric current into the body (pacemaker, etc.),
  • Healthy volunteers with a body mass index within normal limits (18.5-24.9 kg/m2).

Who cannot join

  • Written and verbal permission to participate in the research could not be obtained,
  • Communication problems,
  • Speaking Turkish but not understanding it,
  • Diagnosed with a chronic disease,
  • Hypothermic,
  • Peripheral vascular disease,
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  • Allergic to sock material,
  • A person with a device (pacemaker, etc.) that sends electric current into the body,
  • Healthy volunteers with a body mass index not within normal limits (<18.5 kg/m2- >25 kg/m2)

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Warmed Socks Developed as Wearable Technology on Hypothermia, Thermal Comfort Perception and Shivering in Healthy Volunteers

In this study, it is aimed to reveal the effect of the use of heated socks to be developed as wearable technology by providing temperature control on body temperature, comfort perception level and shivering development in healthy volunteers and this purpose constitutes the unique value of the project. The research was planned as a prospective, two-arm (1:1), randomized controlled, double-blind study. The population of the study will consist of 4th year nursing students consisting of an average of 250 people who will enroll in the fall semester of the 2024-2025 academic year. As a result of the power analysis performed in the G*Power program, the sample will consist of 70 healthy volunteers, at least 35 in each group. In the study, data will be collected with the "Descriptive Characteristics Form" and "Hypothermia Monitoring Form (Shivering Level Diagnosis Form and Temperature Comfort Perception Scale)" which includes the descriptive information of healthy volunteers. Healthy volunteers will fill out the "Introductory Characteristics Form" and "Hypothermia Monitoring Form" before being taken to the Faculty of Nursing Skills Laboratory for the application. Before the volunteers are taken to the single rooms in the laboratory, the environment will be cooled for 30 minutes with the air conditioner in the room so that the temperature is 21oC. The study group will wear socks developed with wearable technology and the control group will wear socks with the same appearance. The healthy volunteer will be asked to lie motionless on the bed for 60 minutes in a single room. Body temperature (with Braun tympanic thermometer), shivering level and temperature comfort perception will be recorded on the "Hypothermia Monitoring Form" when all healthy volunteers are taken to the Skills Laboratory, at 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes, and when they leave the laboratory. The research data will be analyzed in a computer environment. Descriptive variables of healthy volunteers included in the study will be expressed as mean±standard deviation and median (maximum minimum), percentage and frequency. Changes in body temperature measurements obtained after wearing socks to be developed with wearable technology, repeated measurements, analysis of variance (Repeated ANOVA) if parametric, Friedman test if non-parametric, and post-hoc test will be used in intra-group multiple comparison analysis as further analy

Read the detailed description

Increasing developments in science have led to rapid advances in health technology. One of these developments is wearable technology. Wearable devices play a key role in the field of healthcare, especially since they play an active role in providing data by monitoring changes in vital signs in real time. Textile-based sensors, electrodes and other devices are used in conjunction with wearable technological devices due to their low cost, flexibility and ease of application. Existing studies have focused on the impact of wearable technologies on positive patient outcomes in different fields. However, previously developed textile-based medical products, patents or utility model examples have not been designed to prevent hypothermia in healthy adults by providing temperature control. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the effect of the use of heated socks to be developed as wearable technology by providing temperature control on body temperature, comfort perception level and shivering development in healthy volunteers and this purpose constitutes the unique value of the project. The research was planned as a prospective, two-arm (1:1), randomized controlled, double-blind study. The population of the study will consist of 4th year nursing students consisting of an average of 250 people who will enroll in the fall semester of the 2024-2025 academic year. As a result of the power analysis performed in the G*Power program, the sample will consist of 70 healthy volunteers, at least 35 in each group, taking into account the losses with 95% power and a maximum of 5% type error in both directions. In the study, data will be collected with the "Descriptive Characteristics Form" and "Hypothermia Monitoring Form (Shivering Level Diagnosis Form and Temperature Comfort Perception Scale)" which includes the descriptive information of healthy volunteers. Healthy volunteers will fill out the "Introductory Characteristics Form" and "Hypothermia Monitoring Form" before being taken to the Faculty of Nursing Skills Laboratory for the application. Before the volunteers are taken to the single rooms in the laboratory, the environment will be cooled for 30 minutes with the air conditioner in the room so that the temperature is 21oC. The study group will wear socks developed with wearable technology and the control group will wear socks with the same appearance. The healthy volunteer will be asked to lie motionless on the bed for 60 minutes in a single room. Body temperature (with Braun tympanic thermometer), shivering level and temperature comfort perception will be recorded on the "Hypothermia Monitoring Form" when all healthy volunteers are taken to the Skills Laboratory, at 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes, and when they leave the laboratory. The research data will be analyzed in a computer environment. Descriptive variables of healthy volunteers included in the study will be expressed as mean±standard deviation and median (maximum minimum), percentage and frequency. Changes in body temperature measurements obtained after wearing socks to be developed with wearable technology, repeated measurements, analysis of variance (Repeated ANOVA) if parametric, Friedman test if non-parametric, and post-hoc test will be used in intra-group multiple comparison analysis as further analysis.

Being tested
Heated socks to be developed with wearable technology
Medical subject headings
Hypothermia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Heated socks to be developed with wearable technologyOther

    The study group will wear heated socks to be developed with wearable technology

Study groups in NCT06283771
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
EXPERIMENTAL GROUPExperimentalThe study group will wear heated socks to be developed with wearable technology
Receives: Other: Heated socks to be developed with wearable technology
CONTROL GROUPNo interventionThe control group will wear socks that look exactly the same as the heated socks developed with wearable technology worn by the study group, but with a closed heating circuit.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Body temperature

    Hypothermia Monitoring Form: It is a form in which body temperature, shivering level and temperature comfort perception of healthy volunteers are recorded. The body temperature of the healthy volunteers in the study and control groups will be measured when they are admitted to the basic skills laboratory, 15 minutes after they are admitted to the laboratory, 30 minutes after they are admitted to the laboratory, 60 minutes after they are admitted to the laboratory and when they leave the laboratory, and their shivering level and temperature comfort perception will also be measured during these periods. In this form, the measurement times of body temperature values were determined based on the literature

    Measured: 5 months

  2. Shivering level

    Tremor Level Diagnosis Form: The form, which Badjaita et al. (2008) determined the criteria by observation, determines the level of tremor according to the tremor in the extremities between 0 (no tremor) and 3 (severe tremor in the trunk, lower and upper extremities) points.

    Measured: 5 months

  3. Thermal comfort perception

    Hypothermia Monitoring Form: It is a form in which body temperature, shivering level and temperature comfort perception of healthy volunteers are recorded. The body temperature of the healthy volunteers in the study and control groups will be measured when they are admitted to the basic skills laboratory, 15 minutes after they are admitted to the laboratory, 30 minutes after they are admitted to the laboratory, 60 minutes after they are admitted to the laboratory and when they leave the laboratory, and their shivering level and temperature comfort perception will also be measured during these periods. In this form, the measurement times of body temperature values were determined based on the literature

    Measured: 5 months

  4. Descriptive Characteristics

    Descriptive Characteristics Form: The form created by the researcher in line with the literature consists of questions about descriptive characteristics of the voluntueers

    Measured: 5 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Feb 2024
  2. Study start15 Dec 2025 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion15 Jun 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion15 Sep 2026 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Model description
The research was planned as a prospective, two-arm (1:1), randomized controlled, double-blind study
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
70 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06283771
Sponsor's protocol ID
TU-BOZKUL-007
Status last verified
Sep 2025
First submitted
21 Feb 2024
Last updated
9 Sep 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Agarwal DK, Viers BR, Rivera ME, Nienow DA, Frank I, Tollefson MK, Gettman MT. Physical activity monitors can be successfully implemented to assess perioperative activity in urologic surgery. Mhealth. 2018 Sep 26;4:43. doi: 10.21037/mhealth.2018.09.05. eCollection 2018.

    PubMed 30363722
  • Badjatia N, Strongilis E, Gordon E, Prescutti M, Fernandez L, Fernandez A, Buitrago M, Schmidt JM, Ostapkovich ND, Mayer SA. Metabolic impact of shivering during therapeutic temperature modulation: the Bedside Shivering Assessment Scale. Stroke. 2008 Dec;39(12):3242-7. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.523654. Epub 2008 Oct 16.

    PubMed 18927450
  • Baskan, A., & Goncu-Berk, G. (2022). User Experience of Wearable Technologies: A Comparative Analysis of Textile-Based and Accessory-Based Wearable Products. Applied Sciences. 12(21), 11154. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122111154.

  • Bayoumy K, Gaber M, Elshafeey A, Mhaimeed O, Dineen EH, Marvel FA, Martin SS, Muse ED, Turakhia MP, Tarakji KG, Elshazly MB. Smart wearable devices in cardiovascular care: where we are and how to move forward. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2021 Aug;18(8):581-599. doi: 10.1038/s41569-021-00522-7. Epub 2021 Mar 4.

    PubMed 33664502
  • Burns A, Adeli H. Wearable technology for patients with brain and spinal cord injuries. Rev Neurosci. 2017 Nov 27;28(8):913-920. doi: 10.1515/revneuro-2017-0035.

    PubMed 28850551
  • Castellani JW, Young AJ. Human physiological responses to cold exposure: Acute responses and acclimatization to prolonged exposure. Auton Neurosci. 2016 Apr;196:63-74. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2016.02.009. Epub 2016 Feb 21.

    PubMed 26924539

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Heated socks to be developed with wearable technology in people with Wearable Technology and Hypothermia, run by Tarsus University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Sep 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Gülay Altun UĞRAŞ (0-324-3610001 ext. 14224, gulay.altun@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Body temperature (time frame: 5 months). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06283771, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Sep 2025.

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