Diagnostic Accuracy of Body Temperature Measurement in Geriatric Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Fever; Infection
• Interventions: Other: rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry

• Registration Number: NCT01639430
• Lead Sponsor: Klinikum Nürnberg

Brief Summary

Retrospective analysis of a quality measurement project examining the quality of vital parameter measurement in consecutive patients \>= 75 years presenting to the emergency department.

Primary goal of the study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of body temperature measurement using different methods to diagnose infection in patients \>= 75 years presenting to the emergency department. The secondary goal is to compare the reliability of tympanal and temporal artery thermometry with rectal temperature measurement.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-05
• Primary Completion: 2012-06
• Study Completion: 2012-06
• Status Verified: 2012-07
• Study First Submitted: 2012-07-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-07-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-07-11
• Study First Posted: 2012-07-12
• Last Update Posted: 2012-07-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 427

Inclusion Criteria

• >= 75 years
• given informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• patients who do not speak the German language
• patients with unstable cardiorespiratory status
• presence of contraindications to one of the temperature measurement methods

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Geriatric patients ED	rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry	Consecutive patients \>= 75 years in the emergency department.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Diagnostic accuracy of rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry to diagnose infection	June 2012	The primary outcome measure is the diagnostic accuracy of rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry to diagnose infection in old patients presenting to the ED

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Klinikum Nürnberg, emergency department; 🇩🇪 Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany