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The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of using sous vide devices for heating and maintaining the circulating warm water bath used in the rewarming of acute frostbite.


Clinical Trial Description

Frostbite can be a devastating and limb threatening injury. Treatment involves active rewarming in a warm water bath at a consistent temperature, but maintaining the correct temperature water is clinically challenging. Currently these water baths are created and monitored manually - leading to poor rewarming and inefficient use of resources. The "sous vide" device offers an alternative to the manual water bath method. The specific aim of our study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and feasibility of use of the sous vide device in patients with extremity frostbite in a multicenter prospective cohort. Data demonstrating the ability of the sous vide device to warm and precisely maintain water bath target temperatures, in addition to expanded evidence of the safety of this modality, will support the broader use of sous vide devices in frostbite care. ;


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NCT number NCT05280301
Study type Interventional
Source Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Contact Nicholas Daniel, DO
Phone 651-216-4893
Email Nicholas.Daniel@hitchcock.org
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date December 1, 2022
Completion date June 30, 2024

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