International Registry of Accidental Hypothermia

Last updated: December 27, 2023
Sponsor: University Hospital, Geneva
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Registry of patients with accidental hypothermia

Clinical Study ID

NCT06200285
2022-02000
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Transient mild hypothermia (core body temperature 35-32°C) is common and usually without consequences for the brain or other organs. However, prolonged severe accidental hypothermia (core body temperature below 28°C) due to accidents is rare, and usually fatal in more than 50% of cases. Little is known on its physiopathology, on prognostic factors for rewarming decision or ideal rewarming techniques for better survival. Furthermore, complications after successful rewarming are extremely frequent and very often severe or fatal.

Accidental hypothermia is a frequent problem during the winter months and can be caused by snow sport accidents, near drowning and urban cold exposure. The International Hypothermia Registry's principle goal is to increase knowledge on accidental hypothermia by creating the largest database on accidental hypothermia which will comprise enough patient data to give a statistical power since the causes of accidental hypothermia and its treatment varies greatly.

The International Hypothermia Registry (IHR) will enable improvement of pre- and in-hospital treatment and rewarming methods, study survival predictors and prevention of post-rewarming complications. By this way, the IHR will permit the establishment of evidence-based diagnosis and treatment guidelines.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Accidental hypothermia with body core temperatures equal or less than 35°C/95°F;
  • Any cause leading to accidental hypothermia (e.g. mountain, water, urban);
  • Any age, gender, or comorbidities;
  • Any pre-hospital and hospital treatment and rewarming;
  • Any outcome.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient opposition to be part of a study;
  • Essential missing values, e.g. temperature.

Study Design

Total Participants: 500
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Registry of patients with accidental hypothermia
Phase:
Study Start date:
October 01, 2008
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2054

Study Description

The aim of the International Hypothermia Registry is to improve rescue, treatment and outcome of accidental hypothermia victims.

The principal objectives of the International Hypothermia Registry are:

  • Improving the outcome of accidental hypothermic patients (survival and normal neurologic function);

  • This outcome is dependent on the presenting status of the patient (temperature, trauma, cardiac arrest, etc.);

  • The hospital treatment and rewarming method will also influence the outcome, invasive vs. non-invasive rewarming and rewarming rate.

  • Quality control, assessment of hypothermia cases

This IHR is mainly prospective but retrospective entries are welcome.

There is no data limit on retrospective cases: cases of any year can be entered.

Connect with a study center

  • Ospedale Santa Chiara

    Trento,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

    31.7 miles

  • Medical University Innsbruck

    Innsbruck,
    Austria

    Active - Recruiting

    53.44 miles

  • Kantonsspital Chür

    Chur,
    Switzerland

    Active - Recruiting

    89.7 miles

  • ASST Bergamo Est

    Bergamo,
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

    97.79 miles

  • Osepedale Regionale di Lugano

    Lugano,
    Switzerland

    Active - Recruiting

    119.6 miles

  • Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder

    Salzburg,
    Austria

    Active - Recruiting

    120.17 miles

  • Division of Anaesthesiology

    Geneva,
    Switzerland

    Active - Recruiting

    249.09 miles

  • Medical University of Silesia

    Katowice,
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

    437.3 miles

  • Hospital de Cerdanya

    Girona,
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

    524.61 miles

  • Vall d'Hebron University Hospital

    Barcelona,
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

    576.6 miles

  • University of Portsmouth

    Portsmouth,
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

    640.07 miles

  • EURAC Research

    Bozen,
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Hospital Zürich

    Zürich,
    Switzerland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hokkaido Ohno Memorial Hospital

    Hokkaido,
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rigshospitalet

    Kopenhagen,
    Denmark

    Active - Recruiting

  • Klinik Immenstadt

    Immenstadt Im Allgäu,
    Germany

    Site Not Available

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