Clinical trials: Temperature Change, Body
Hypothermia
Forced-air Warming in Endovascular Surgery: Testing Effectiveness of Two Different Blanket Models
Prospective randomized trial comparing effectiveness of two different forced-air warming blankets in patients undergoing lower extremity angioplasty (LEA) and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR).
- Trial name
- NCT02742818
- Testing
- Upper body blanket, Bair Hugger, Underbody blanket, Bair Hugger
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Nelson Wolosker
Intraoperative Complications, Thermal Injury
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy And Capacitive Coupling - Coag Versus Blend Mode Causing Thermal Injury at Port Site Skin
Monopolar radiofrequency energy is used to perform the laparoscopic cholecystectomy operation. The appearance of burns are common following laparoscopic cholecystectomy; particularly at the port site of the active electrode.
- Conditions
- Intraoperative Complications, Thermal Injury, Electrocoagulation
- Trial name
- NCT01664806
- Testing
- Covidien Triad monopolar generator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cirrhosis, End Stage Liver Disease
Mild Hypothermia and Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Transplantation
Acute kidney injury (AKI), or worsening kidney function, is a common complication after liver transplantation (20-90% in published studies).
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, End Stage Liver Disease, Acute Kidney Injury, Liver Transplant; Complications
- Trial name
- MHALT (NCT03534141)
- Testing
- Esophageal cooling/warming device, Mild hypothermia, Normothermia
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hypothermia; Anesthesia, Hypothermia, Newborn
Perioperative Warming Measures in Cesarean Delivery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the best method for keeping patients warm during cesarean deliveries and the effect of temperature change on the patient and baby
- Conditions
- Hypothermia; Anesthesia, Hypothermia, Newborn, Hypothermia, Sequela
- Trial name
- NCT05015582
- Testing
- Pre op upper body forced air warming (32˚C), Pre op lower body forced air warming (32˚C), Pre op fluids (45˚C)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Fever, Healthy
Clinical Performance of Masimo INVSENSOR00048
The objective of this clinical study is to validate temperature performance of the noninvasive Masimo INVSENSOR00048.
- Trial name
- NCT06289556
- Testing
- Masimo INVSENSOR00048
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masimo Corporation
Hyperplasia
Harmonic Scalpel Vs. Electrocautery in Breast Reduction Surgery
Purpose: The aims of this randomized clinical trial are to assess and compare 3 different outcomes in women undergoing breast reduction surgery using two different surgical devices: the Harmonic Scalpel and electrocautery.
- Trial name
- NCT00819260
- Testing
- Harmonic Scalpel, Electrocautery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hyperthermia
Effectiveness of the Combined WLI and Hyperthermia for GI Cancer Liver Metastasis
The standard treatment of unresectable liver metastasis in gastrointestinal tract cancer is chemotherapy, but considerable portion of the patients progressed and most of the liver is converted to metastatic tumor lesions.
- Trial name
- NCT01963117
- Testing
- Combined hyperthermia and radiation therapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Breast Cancer
PEAK PlasmaBlade™ 4.0 Versus Traditional Electrosurgery in Lumpectomy
The purpose of this clinical study is to quantify the difference in thermal injury depth at the surgical margin in breast lumpectomy specimens excised with the PlasmaBlade; to subjectively assess histopathologic sample quality…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT00960154)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade, Traditional Electrosurgery with scalpel
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Hypothermia
Intraoperative Warming Comparison of Devices
Hypothermia is a common and serious complication during anesthesia and surgery. Anesthetic-induced hypothermia results from the inhibition of thermoregulatory control and exposure to cold operating room environment.
- Trial name
- NCT00650260
- Testing
- Dynatherm Medical vitalHEAT Temperature Management System vH2, Bair Hugger™ (Arizant Healthcare, Eden Prairie, MN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic
Transnasal Induction of Normothermia in Febrile Stroke Patients
The objective of this study is to evaluate safety and performance of the COOLSTAT® Transnasal Thermal Regulating Device in reducing temperature in a population of febrile subjects who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Fever, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT03360656
- Testing
- Transnasal Thermal Regulating Device
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- CoolTech LLC
Malaria, Seizures
Aggressive Antipyretics for Fever Reduction in CNS Malaria
The study will examine whether prophylactic and scheduled treatment with acetaminophen and ibuprofen can decrease the maximum temperature experienced during the acute illness in children with CNS malaria.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Seizures, Coma, Parasitemia
- Trial name
- NCT03399318
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen
- Where
- 3 sites in Malawi, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Postoperative Inflammation, Postoperative Fever
Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes Between Energy Device During Laparoscopic Gastrectomy
To find out which instrument can be much better for laparoscopic gastrectomy among Harmonic scalpel, Ligasure Maryland, Thunderbeat comparing postoperative CRP level in each group
- Trial name
- NCT03356626
- Testing
- ULTRACISION Harmonic Scalpel, Ligasure Maryland, Thunderbeat
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Elastosis
PEAK PlasmaBlade™ vs. Traditional Electrosurgery in Abdominoplasty
The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate healing of incisions made with the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 compared to scalpel and traditional electrosurgery (Bovie); to monitor and record key post-operative metrics following…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT00943150)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Macromastia
A Study to Evaluate Cutaneous Scar Quality Following Bilateral Breast Reduction With the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0
The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate scar quality following incision with the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS), and to compare these results to equivalently-aged…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT01284491)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0, Traditional Electrosurgery with scalpel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Malignant Melanoma
Study of Dabrafenib+Trametinib in the Adjuvant Treatment of Stage III BRAF V600+ Melanoma After Complete Resection to Evaluate the Impact on Pyrexia Related Outcomes
The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact on pyrexia-related outcomes of an adapted pyrexia adverse event (AE)-management algorithm, as well as safety, efficacy and health-related outcomes.
- Trial name
- COMBI-APlus (NCT03551626)
- Testing
- Dabrafenib, Trametinib
- Where
- 100 sites in Argentina, Australia and 21 more
- Volunteers
- 552 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Acute Ischemic Stroke
Hypothermia in Acute Stroke With Thrombolysis Imaging Evaluation of Revascularization
The primary objective of this Phase 2 HASTIER study, as an ancillary study to ICTuS 2, is to compare key imaging measurements for serial changes in recanalization and reperfusion between hypothermia and normothermia treatment…
- Trial name
- HASTIER (NCT01778855)
- Testing
- IV t-PA and normothermia, IV-tPA and hypothermia
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Coma, Heart Arrest
Amantadine to Speed Awakening After Cardiac Arrest
This study evaluates if amantadine will increase the rate of awakening in patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest but comatose (not following commands) after their resuscitation.
- Conditions
- Coma, Heart Arrest, Anoxia
- Trial name
- AWAKE (NCT02486211)
- Testing
- Amantadine
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Jon Rittenberger, MD
Possible Fungal Infection
Immediate vs. Deferred Empirical Antifungal Treatment With Voriconazole In Neutropenic Patients
A well-known side-effect of cytostatics (drugs against malignancies) is a decrease in the number of white blood cells, especially of the so-called neutrophil granulocytes, which are very important for the defense against…
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT00150345)
- Testing
- voriconazole (Vfend)
- Where
- 28 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Critical Illness, Fever
Safety and Efficacy of Acetaminophen in the Intensive Care Unit.
The intensive care unit (ICU) team needs to know what effects acetaminophen has in critically ill patients. Acetaminophen is better known as Tylenol. It is the drug given to reduce fever.
- Trial name
- SEA-ICU (NCT02280239)
- Testing
- Acetaminophen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
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