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Does Warming Mothers During Cesarean Delivery Help Keep Babies Warm When Delivered?

NCT00616174 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2014-03-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study to investigate whether using a special warming blanket during Cesarean delivery helps maintain a normal body temperature in the baby when compared to mothers that are not warmed (standard care at BC Women's Hospital). Doctors observed that some babies have low body temperatures when they are born by Cesarean delivery. Since baby temperatures are dependant on the temperatures of their mothers, we believe that keeping the mother warm during surgery with the use of a special warming blanket that is filled with warm air will result in the baby being warmer at birth.

Conditions

  • Cesarean Delivery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Active warming with Bair Hugger blanket

Standard care at BC Women's Hospital plus a Bair Hugger full access underbody blanket model 635 (Health Canada Licence # 12692) warmed by Bair Hugger temperature management unit model 750. Patient will lie on the underbody blanket and it will be turned on once patient is supine on operating table following the insertion of anesthetic. The warming device will be set to the medium temperature setting (380C). Warming will continue until the end of surgery unless otherwise requested by the mother.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Preston Roanne, MD · University of British Columbia

  • Joanne Douglas, MD, FRCPC · University of British Columbia

  • Jason Reidy, MBBS, FRCA · University of British Columbia

  • Simon Massey, MB BCh, MRCP, FRCA · University of British Columbia

  • Rebecca Sherlock, MD, FRCPC, FAAP, PhD · University of British Columbia

  • Jessica Tyler, BSc · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2008-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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