Could warming patients before and after surgery prevent dangerous chills?
NCT ID NCT06551558
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Half of all surgery patients arrive in the recovery room with hypothermia (low body temperature), which raises risks of bleeding, infection, and heart problems. This study tests whether warming patients before, during, and after surgery reduces hypothermia better than warming only during surgery. Researchers will compare 174 patients undergoing laparoscopic visceral surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- warming procedure (forced air blanket)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a simple, low-cost way to prevent dangerous drops in body temperature during and after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (174 people) testing a non-drug approach, so results may not apply to all surgeries or hospitals. The benefit may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 174 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient undergoing laparoscopic visceral surgery under general anesthesia with transition to recovering room Exclusion Criteria: * Patient undergoing urgent surgery. * Presence of pre-existing infection (temperature higher than 38°C when receiving the patient in the hospital ward. * Patient with predetermined length of stay in recovering room.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Poitiers University Hospital
RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86000, France
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