Three Different Types of Thermometers in Measuring Temperature in Young Patients With Fever and Without Fever

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Fever, Sweats, and Hot Flashes

• Registration Number: NCT00378846
• Lead Sponsor: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Comparing results of three different thermometers used to measure body temperature may help doctors find the most accurate thermometer to detect fever and plan the best treatment.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying three different types of thermometers to measure temperature in young patients with fever and without fever.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Determine agreement between three different types of temperature-measuring instruments: the temporal artery scanner, the digital oral thermometer, and the infrared tympanic thermometer calibrated to an oral setting, in pediatric patients who are febrile and afebrile.

Secondary

* Determine similarities or differences in the percent of fevers detected with oral, ear, and temporal artery monitoring in these pediatric patients.

* Determine differences in agreement of the various temperature devices in non-neutropenic pediatric patients versus neutropenic pediatric patients.

OUTLINE: This is a prospective study.

During an afebrile episode, the patient's temperature is measured twice using the following 3 devices: a temporal artery scanner, a digital oral thermometer, and an infrared tympanic thermometer calibrated to an oral setting (total of 6 temperature measurements per afebrile episode).

During a febrile episode, the patient's temperature is measured twice using all 3 devices as above, and then at 2 and 4 hours after administration of an antipyretic medication (total of 18 temperatures per febrile episode).

Patients' temperatures are recorded for a maximum of 3 afebrile or febrile episodes.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 32 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-03
• Study First Submitted: 2006-09-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-09-19
• Study First Posted: 2006-09-21
• Study Completion: 2009-11
• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-03-14
• Last Update Posted: 2012-03-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Agreement between the temporal artery scanner, digital oral thermometer, and infrared tympanic thermometer calibrated to an oral setting in pediatric patients who are febrile and afebrile

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Differences in agreement of the various temperature devices
Similarities or differences in the percent of fevers detected with oral, ear, and temporal artery monitoring

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office; 🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States