Clinical trials: Temperature
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
Pain
TENS and Heat for Reducing Back Pain in Humans
Lower back pain is one of the most common and most expensive impairments costing time and expense in the work force today. With the effects on cognitive skills and addictive side effects of opioids and other prescription pain…
- Trial name
- NCT03740750
- Testing
- Thermacare heat wraps, TENS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Future Sciene Technology
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
Body Temperature Measurement
Temperature Measurement Using a Non Invasive Device
Main study objectives: 1. To compare the temperature measured using Medisim's thermometers to the temperature measured using mercury or equivalent reference thermometers. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01584401
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medisim Ltd
Aging Well, Walking, Difficulty
Heat Therapy, Functional Capacity, and Vascular Health in Older Adults
To test the hypothesis that home-based leg heat therapy improves functional capacity, vascular function, and exercise hyperemia in older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging Well, Walking, Difficulty, Hyperemia
- Trial name
- NCT05706181
- Testing
- Home-based leg heat therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Texas Health Science Center
Obesity, Normal Physiology
Energy Expenditure Responses to Different Temperatures
Background: The way that the body burns calories is known as energy expenditure. Some studies show that when we are cold, we burn more calories to keep our bodies warm.
- Trial name
- NCT01568671
- Testing
- Room temperatures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Dental Leakage
36-Months Clinical Evaluation of Preheated and Room Temperature Resin Composite
Summary The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of preheating resin composite (RC) on clinical performance of class I restorations in a period of 3-years using a split-mouth double-blinded randomized design.
- Trial name
- NCT04679220
- Testing
- Preheating
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Fever, Child, Only
The Effect of Video Education to the Febrile Child on the Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of the Parents.
Aim: The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of distance education, which is given with a video prepared for the approach to the child with fever, on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of parents with children in the…
- Conditions
- Fever, Child, Only, Approach-Approach Conflict, Parents
- Trial name
- NCT05707624
- Testing
- video education, the routine procedure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Hyperthermia
Infrared Bioeffect System for the Treatment of Onychomycosis
Onychomycosis is a common nail plate infection caused by dermatophytes, non-dermatophytic molds, and yeasts. The disease is difficult to achieve self-healing and predisposed to secondary bacterial infections.
- Trial name
- NCT06036654
- Testing
- infrared thermotherapy instrument
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gao Xinghua
Physical Therapy Techniques
Heat Transfer by Three Types of Packs and Its Implication on the Flexibility of the Lower Back
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects generated by the application of three different packs on the flexibility of the lower back of sedentary students.
- Trial name
- NCT02391376
- Testing
- moist heat pack; ;, seed pack, gel pack
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica del Maule
Emergencies, Hypothermia
Accuracy of Core Body Temperature Measurement Depending on Oesophageal Probe Tip Location
Background An accurate measurement of the core body temperature (CBT) is of pivotal importance in the management of severely hypothermic patients.
- Trial name
- ESO-TIP (NCT06370676)
- Testing
- Oesophageal temperature measurement
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine
MINS
Association Between Ambient Temperature and Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery in Adults
This single-center retrospective cohort study enrolled patients aged ≥18 years who underwent noncardiac surgery between January 2014 and December 2023.
- Trial name
- NCT07079891
- Testing
- MINS
- Volunteers
- 143,095 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hao Li
Embryo Culture
Incubator Temperature for Culturing Human Embryos
Incubator temperature is one of the most precious variables in IVF labs. When the IVF started, almost all incubator temperatures were set at 37 degrees which mimic in vivo conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT01706900
- Testing
- Incubator Temp set to 36.5 degree, Incubator Temp 37 degree
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ibn Sina Hospital
Puerperal Infection, Fever
Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Study in Postpartum Women in China
Previous studies have shown "Doing the month", a traditional practice for postpartum women in China and other Asian countries, may be associated with higher prevalence of postpartum problems.
- Conditions
- Puerperal Infection, Fever, Constipation, Hemorrhoids
- Trial name
- NCT01039051
- Testing
- Diet and Lifestyle Intervention in Chinese Postpartum Women
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Suitability of the 26 °C Indoor Temperature Upper Limit for Older Adults: Impacts of Clothing and Daily Activity
While an upper limit of 26°C has been shown to be protective for heat-vulnerable older occupants (DOI: 10.1289/EHP11651), this recommendation did not consider the added heat burden associated with increases in internal heat…
- Trial name
- NCT07189507
- Testing
- Simulated indoor temperature upper limit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Preterm Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant
m-Health System for Tracking Kangaroo Mother Care and Temperature in Southern India
The product innovation is a wearable device that (combined with a smartphone and back-end analytics system) acts as a sensor, processor and actuator, and is therefore designed to identify critical parameters (Kangaroo Mother Care…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant, Kangaroo Mother Care, Hypothermia, Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT04929977
- Testing
- Wearable device with smart mobile phone
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. John's Research Institute
Tetanus, Tetanus Vaccine
Comparative Study of Two Tetanus Toxoid Vaccination Strategies: Cold Chain Versus Controlled Temperature Chain
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness, safety and feasibility of a tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccination strategy relying on the maintenance of vaccines in a controlled temperature chain (CTC).
- Trial name
- NCT01559597
- Testing
- Tetanus toxoid vaccine
- Where
- Chad
- Volunteers
- 2,129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Pressure Ulcers, Tissue Injury
The Analysis of Skin Temperature by Long Wave Infrared Imaging to Determine Its Effectiveness as a Predictor of Tissue Injury
Long-wave infrared imaging can be used to identify skin temperature changes associated with underlying tissue changes. We want to determine if the use of Long Wave infrared Imaging is as effective as the Braden Score in…
- Trial name
- NCT00664235
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trillennium Medical Imaging, Inc.
Stroke
Effectiveness, Safety and Ease of Application of Excel Cryo Cooling Collar to Rapidly Reduce Core Brain Temperature
Research has shown that lowering brain temperature may have good results in heart attack patients. Lowering brain temperature may be a promising treatment for stroke patients.
- Trial name
- CryoCollar (NCT02703675)
- Testing
- Excel Cryo Cooling Collar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michel Torbey
Temperature Change, Body
Changes in Lumbar Region Temperature During Auricular Acupressure at Kidney Point
In Traditional Medicine, auricular acupressure (AA) is one of the non-pharmacological treatment methods commonly utilized due to its safety and convenience.
- Trial name
- NCT06169098
- Testing
- Auricular acupressure on the left ear, Auricular acupressure on the right ear
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City