Hypothermia in the Trauma Patient - When do Trauma Patients Get Cold?

Completed

• Conditions: Hypothermia

• Registration Number: NCT01006837
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to analyze changes in core body- and skin temperature during pre-hospital and early in-hospital treatment of multi-traumatized patients. The researchers want to investigate when trauma patients get cold and to what extent.

Detailed Description

Hypothermia is a common finding in severely traumatized patients. Decreases in core temperature during the course of initial evaluation and resuscitation are common, and can contribute to poor outcomes in multi-traumatized patients.

In this study the temperature will be recorded continually with multiple skin probes and an ear-probe from the site of the accident to arrival in the intensive care unit (including time in primary surgery, if any).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-10
• Study First Submitted: 2009-11-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-11-02
• Study First Posted: 2009-11-03
• Primary Completion: 2012-08
• Study Completion: 2014-08
• Status Verified: 2017-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-02-12
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• trauma patient with a ISS 9 or above.

Exclusion Criteria

• <12 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Survival to discharge	one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Degree of hypothermia	one year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St. Olavs Hospital, department of anesthesia; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway