Warm IV fluids may stop Post-C-Section shivers
NCT ID NCT03581721
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether warming the IV fluids given during a scheduled C-section helps prevent hypothermia (low body temperature) and shivering afterward. Seventy-five healthy women having planned C-sections under spinal anesthesia were randomly assigned to receive either warmed or room-temperature IV fluids. The main goal was to see how many women had a temperature below 36°C when they arrived in the recovery room.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- IV fluid warming device (enFlow or FluidoCompact)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple device could become standard practice to keep mothers warm and comfortable after C-sections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial (75 participants). Results may not apply to emergency C-sections or women with health complications.
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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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75 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2018
- Finished
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May 2022
- 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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Female participants only
- 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: Pregnant women * without any major co-morbidity (ASA status 1 or 2), * with normal singleton pregnancy, * who will deliver by scheduled caesarean section under spinal anesthesia at gestational age ≥ 37 weeks of amenorrhea, * Aged ≥ 18 years * with health insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal to participate in the study * Maternal temperature ≥38.0 ° C or \<36.0 ° C at the time of randomization, * Spinal anaesthesia refused or contraindicated, * unplanned caesarean section * caesarean delivery scheduled since less than 48 hours * caesarean section performed under epidural or general anesthesia * participation of the mother in another interventional research or intervention, or during the exclusion period following a previous search * unability to give written consent * body mass index\> 40kg / m2 * gravidic hypertensive disease * uncontrolled diabetes * cardiovascular disease under treatment * coagulation disorder
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cochin Hospital, Port-Royal Maternity
Paris, 75014, France
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