Clinical trials: Temperature
Hyperthermia, Heat; Weather
Protective Cooling Measures to Safeguard Elderly People From Dangerous Summer Heat
With the increasing incidence and severity of extreme heat events accompanying climate change, there is an urgent need for sustainable cooling strategies to protect heat-vulnerable older adults, who are at increased risk of…
- Conditions
- Hyperthermia, Heat; Weather, Aging, Type2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT05274009
- Testing
- No cooling (control), Recommended cooling, Hybrid cooling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Sweat
Sweat Rate Measurement With a Sensor (Wearable) in Different Climatic Conditions With Road Cyclists.
Controlled, double-blind, crossover clinical trial with six parallel arms depending on the combination of temperature and humidity (22º and 40% humidity, 35º 40% humidity and 35º and 65% humidity), with two differents intensity…
- Trial name
- CYSU (NCT06308432)
- Testing
- Low intensity, Low temperature, Low Humidity
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Breast Reconstruction
Single Centre Study to Compare Harmonic Scalpel to Conventional Diathermy in Free Tissue Transfer Breast Reconstruction
The purpose of this single centre study is to evaluate whether the use of Harmonic Synergy Dissecting Hook (Harmonic Scalpel) in breast reconstruction surgery is superior to conventional diathermy in terms of improving ease and…
- Trial name
- HARMONIC001 (NCT00778947)
- Testing
- Harmonic Synergy Dissecting Hook (Harmonic Scalpel), Electrocautery Diathermy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery
Hyperthermia
Cold Water Immersion Stirring in Hyperthermic Individuals
The best way to cool a very hot person is using cold water immersion, however, the optimization of this technique has not been established.
- Trial name
- NCT04613843
- Testing
- Water Stirring, No Water Stirring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Post-Cardiorespiratory Arrest Coma
Cerebral Oxymetry and Neurological Outcome in Therapeutic Hypothermia
This study is designed to assess the effect of cerebral oxygen saturation as an early predictor of neurological outcomes in patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest
- Conditions
- Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Post-Cardiorespiratory Arrest Coma, Cardiac Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT03024021
- Testing
- Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) (INVOS®, Covidien)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Tepecik Training and Research Hospital
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage With Misoprostol: Fever Study
This study seeks to assess whether populations of women in Latin America outside Quito, Ecuador are at increased risk for developing elevated body temperature above 40.0°C following PPH treatment with 800mcg sublingual…
- Trial name
- NCT02163616
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- 2 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 635 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Thermometry
Principles and Test Methods of Non-contact Body Thermometry
Long-wavelength infrared (IR) detectors have a more than 20-year history in medical thermometry and have been used widely for febrile screening.
- Trial name
- NCT05247736
- Testing
- Infrared Thermography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thermal Diagnostics LLC
Surgery
Use of Onepiece Suit or Forced Warm Air for Perioperative Temperature Conservation.
To study if a one piece body suite (T-balance, Telespro, Finland) is equally effective in maintaining peri-operative body temperature as forced air warming, during open low-back surgery of medium duration.
- Trial name
- NCT02336152
- Testing
- Anaesthesia, Teles Pro, Body suit
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Obesity (Disorder)
Repeated Far Infrared Sauna Bathing in Adults With Obesity
This is a clinical trial to determine if 30 sessions of far infrared sauna bathing can improve cardiovascular and metabolic function in adults with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT07158047
- Testing
- Heat therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Hypothermia
Comparison of Forced Air and Conductive Patient Heating Systems During Ambulatory Surgeries
Comparison of forced air and conductive warming devices in outpatient orthopaedic surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT02467777
- Testing
- Bair Hugger, VitaHeat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fox Valley Orthopedic Institute
Sepsis, Acetaminophen
Comparison of the Efficacy of Paracetamol and Ibuprofen in the Management of Fever in Sepsis Patients
This is a randomized double-blind controlled study with the primary aim of scientifically evaluating the potential effects of paracetamol and ibuprofen in the management of sepsis by comparing their fever-reducing efficacy in…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Acetaminophen, Fever, Ibuprofen
- Trial name
- NCT06061575
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Neuropathic Pain
Impact of Local Anesthetic Volume During Ultrasound-guided Stellate Ganglion Block
The purpose of this study was to compare the temperature changes of the upper extremities when using local anesthetic of various volume (4ml, 6ml, 8ml) in the ultrasound guided stellate ganglion block.
- Trial name
- NCT03401801
- Testing
- Stellate ganglion block
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University
Pain, Fever
Surveillance Trial to Evaluate a Shortened Infusion Time of Intravenous Ibuprofen
The primary objective of this study is to determine the safety of a single dose of intravenous ibuprofen administered over 5-10 minutes for the treatment of fever or pain in the hospital setting.
- Trial name
- NCT01334944
- Testing
- Intravenous ibuprofen
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
Hypothermia, Accidental, Hypothermia Due to Cold Environment
Accidental Hypothermia in Drowning-related OHCA
This study aims to report mortality and neurological outcome 180 days after drowning incident in patients with accidental hypothermia vs normothermia following drowning-related OHCA in Denmark during a six-year period from…
- Conditions
- Hypothermia, Accidental, Hypothermia Due to Cold Environment, Drowning, Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT05908630
- Testing
- Hypothermia
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Skin Temperature Change, Adverse Effects
Prolonged Cryocompression and Skin Temperature: a Safety and Feasibility Pilot
Guidelines for treatment duration for cold and compression therapy after knee surgery are typically based on the use of ice packs for 30 minutes.
- Conditions
- Skin Temperature Change, Adverse Effects, Safety of Intervention, Cryotherapy
- Trial name
- NCT06673277
- Testing
- Prolonged (2-hour) cryocompression therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Winchester
Cancer, Pediatrics
SPOG 2015 FN Definition. A Multi-center Non-inferiority Trial on Safety of a High Versus Low Temperature Limit Defining Fever in Pediatric Patients With Cancer at Risk for Fever in Chemotherapy-induced Neutropenia
In a multi-center open-label cluster-randomized controlled parallel-group multiple crossover non-inferiority trial in children and adolescents up to 20 years diagnosed with cancer requiring chemotherapy, primarily the safety, and…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Pediatrics, Fever, Neutropenia
- Trial name
- NCT02324231
- Testing
- 39.0°C temperature limit defining fever, 38.5°C temperature limit defining fever
- Where
- 6 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group
Arterial Hypertension
Temperature-elevating Armbaths for Arterial Hypertension
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to learn about the effect of a hydrotherapeutic approach - a temperature-elevating armbath - in people with arterial hypertention.
- Trial name
- NCT05928702
- Testing
- temperature-elevating armbath
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Kliniken Essen-Mitte
Hypothermia
Warming Mattress Versus Polyethylene Wrapping to Prevent Hypothermia in Preterm Newborns.
Mean axillary temperatures, taken during NICU resuscitation upon admission to the NICU, will not differ between VLBW babies who are occlusively wrapped and very low birth weight (VLBW) babies who are placed on thermal warming…
- Trial name
- NCT00603837
- Testing
- NeoWrap, InfaTherm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Hyperthermia, Hypothermia
Comparison of Bi-environmental Conditions During Occupational Related Activity
BHSAI is developing a computational system that provides early alerts of a rise and fall in core body temperature to help reduce the risk of thermal injury in the field and during training.
- Trial name
- COBRA (NCT05059730)
- Testing
- Zero Degrees Cold Environment, Eight Degrees Cold Environment, Ten Degrees Cold Environment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Core Temperature, Telomere Length, Mean Leukocyte
Mitigating Heat Stress Among Rickshaw Drivers in Bangladesh
The goal of the experimental study is to understand the impact of heat stress on core temperature and telomere length. Investigators will recruit rickshaw drivers who use manual power to push their rickshaws and randomly assign…
- Conditions
- Core Temperature, Telomere Length, Mean Leukocyte, Kidney Function Issue
- Trial name
- NCT06956430
- Testing
- Battery-powered rickshaw
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
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