Warming the intensive care room after abdominal surgery

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Adults who undergo elective abdominal surgery and are sent to the intensive care unit will be placed in rooms that are pre-heated and compared with patients cared for in standard-temperature rooms. The trial enrolls conscious, oriented adults without conditions or medications that impair thermoregulation and who do not require mechanical ventilation. Outcomes include core body temperature in the early postoperative period, incidence of shivering and cardio-respiratory or coagulation complications, patient comfort, and length of ICU/hospital stay. The intervention is simple (raising room temperature) and is tested as an adjunct to existing passive and active warming measures.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* The following criteria will be included in the sample:
* Patients who underwent elective abdominal surgery and were admitted to intensive care after surgery.
* Patients aged 18 and over.
* Patients whose body temperature on the morning of surgery was neither below 36°C nor above 37.5°C.
* Patients who did not have a pacemaker, dementia, advanced spasticity, muscle atrophy, peripheral lesions, osteoporosis, skin irritation, diabetes, hypertension, or obesity.
* Patients who did not require mechanical ventilation.
* Patients who did not have any illness that would impair thermoregulation (such as head trauma or hypothalamic damage).

  • Patients who were not taking medications that would affect thermoregulation, such as vasodilators.
* Patients who did not have peripheral circulation problems.
* Patients who were not alcohol or substance abusers.
* Patients who did not have mental retardation.
* Patients who were conscious and oriented to person, time, and place.
* Patients who could speak Turkish.
* Patients who did not have any auditory or visual impairments.
* Patients who volunteered for the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who do not meet the sampling criteria, who develop postoperative complications (bleeding, intubation, stenosis, necrosis, ileus, dermatitis, parastomal herniation, etc.), and whose relatives do not consent to the study will not be included in the study.

Where it's running

• Adana City Training and Research Hospital
  Adana, Yüreğir, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Cansel Bozer Uludağ, expert
• Email: cansel9815@gmail.com
• Phone: +905434332624

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.