Measuring temperature in childre
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Specialty: Primary Care, Primary sub-specialty: ChildrenUKCRC code/ Disease: Other/ General symptoms and signsNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN15413321
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Oxford
- Brief Summary
2020 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32205332 results (added 31/03/2020) 2020 Results article in https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24530 (added 06/08/2024)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 401
Inclusion Criteria
1. Parent or guardian is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
2. Male or Female, aged 0 to 5 years
3. Presenting to a GP practice or out-of-hours service with an acute illness of a maximum of 14
days duration
Inclusion criteria for qualitative interviews:
1. Recruited to main study
2. Able to conduct a telephone interview in English
Exclusion Criteria
1. Acute trauma
2. Clinically unstable warranting immediate care
3. Prior inclusion in the study
4. Unable to understand trial material in English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Agreement between the Thermofocus NCIT and electronic axillary thermometer is assessed using the limits of agreement at study visit
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method