Heat Loss in Humans Covered With Full-Body Blankets Connected to Different Warming Devices

Description

The investigators propose a single-center multiple crossover randomized trial to determine the efficacy of four warming devices and five warming blankets. The investigators will measure cutaneous heat loss/ gain using thermal flux transducers in unanesthetized volunteers.

Conditions

Heat Transfer by Clinical Warming Devices

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The investigators propose a single-center multiple crossover randomized trial to determine the efficacy of four warming devices and five warming blankets. The investigators will measure cutaneous heat loss/ gain using thermal flux transducers in unanesthetized volunteers.

Heat Loss in Humans Covered With Full-Body Blankets Connected to Different Warming Devices

Heat Loss in Humans Covered With Full-Body Blankets Connected to Different Warming Devices

Condition
Heat Transfer by Clinical Warming Devices
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Cleveland

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Body-mass index 20-33 kg/m2
  • * Age 18-40 yrs.
  • * ASA Physical Status 1-2.
  • * Serious skin lesions
  • * History of allergy or skin sensitivity to tape or adhesive materials
  • * History of serious vascular disease in the arms, including Raynaud's Syndrome
  • * History of recent fever or infection

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

The Cleveland Clinic,

sessled@ccf.org Sessler, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The Cleveland Clinic

Study Record Dates

2024-12-31