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This Clinical trial is being conducted to study the effectiveness of heat donation through head or torso in hypothermic rewarming efficacy using a human model for severe hypothermia. The purpose of the study is to compare the core rewarming effectiveness of the same amount of heat donation through the head or torso in treatment of hypothermia using a human model for severe hypothermia. The information obtained from this study will give a better understanding of heat-transfer mechanisms. This might help in the ongoing research in hypothermia treatment.


Clinical Trial Description

Procedure:

Eight healthy, non-pregnant participants between 18 and 45 years old will be cooled in 8°C water, for 60 minutes or to a core temperature of 35ºC on three occasions and then warmed by each of three warming conditions.

The study will include following specific procedures:

Anthropometric data which includes age, weight, height, and measurements of skinfold thickness at four sites- biceps, triceps, subscapularis, and suprailiac will be collected. Participant's heart rate and electrocardiogram will be monitored continuously throughout the experiment.

Conditions: The three treatment methods are as follows. A. Spontaneous rewarming (Shivering inhibition) In this control condition, Demerol will be infused through the arm or hand vein.

The first 1.5 mg/kg will be slowly injected in five equal doses (of 0.3 mg/kg) at 2 minute intervals during the last 10 minutes of cold water immersion. After removal from the water, further aliquots of 0.3 mg/kg (at minimum of 2-minute intervals) will be given only as necessary to inhibit any shivering that may develop, to a maximum cumulative dose of 3.2 mg/kg body weight.

After towel drying the subject will lie on a mattress under an insulated cover without any extra heating modality. Spontaneous rewarming will be the first condition for every subject, the results will be used to determine the dosage schedule for demerol in the active warming conditions below.

B. Head warming:

Charcoal Heater applied to the Head (CH-H) - A charcoal heater (HEATPAC Personal Heater, Emergco Tech. Solutions, Vancouver) consists of a combustion chamber, a canister containing the charcoal fuel, and a branched heating duct that produces 250 W of heat. The canister is placed inside the combustion chamber and the charcoal fuel is ignited. Heated air is blown through the impermeable heating ducts by a fan within the charcoal heater above the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber will be placed on right side of the face/head with ducts wrapping around the dorsum of the head, anteriorly over the forehead, nose, chin and the neck, not covering the eyes or the mouth. The participant will be breathing ambient air (̴ 22˚C).

C. Torso warming:

Charcoal Heater to the Torso (CH-T) - The same charcoal heater as above will be used. The combustion chamber will be placed on the subject's anterior chest with a towel in between. The flexible ducts will be applied to the areas of high heat transfer i.e. over the shoulders, neck, and then anteriorly under the axillae to cross over the lower anterior chest. Participant will be breathing ambient air at room temperature (~22˚C).

Rewarming procedures will be administered either for a period of 60 minutes or until core temperature returns to normal values ( ̴ 36.5-37˚C). Following that, participants will be placed in a warm water bath (40-42˚C) until they wish to exit or core temperature reaches 37°C.

Research Design:

Each of the three experimental trials will be separated by at least 48 hours. On each of the three trials, participants will be immersed up to the level of the sternal notch in 8˚C for up to 60 minutes or until the core temperature falls to 35˚C. Demerol will be administered by a licensed physician during the final 10 minutes of immersion to suppress shivering. Participants will then exit the water, be dried off and rewarmed with either head or torso warming techniques. After removal from the water, an extra dosage of demerol might be given to suppress shivering only if its necessary. The rewarming will be administered for 120 minutes or until the core temperature returns to normal values (̴36.5-37˚C). The order of warming methods will follow a modified balanced design with control being first and the two active warming conditions being balanced. ;


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NCT number NCT02685176
Study type Interventional
Source University of Manitoba
Contact
Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date September 2016
Completion date September 30, 2018

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