Comparison of Three Methods of Taking Temperatures in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Thermometry

• Registration Number: NCT01012128
• Lead Sponsor: Christiana Care Health Services

Brief Summary

Preterm infants will have their body temperature measured by three different devices in order to evaluate whether the newest device, a temporal artery scanning thermometer, is accurate for patients in the preterm period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-11-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-11-10
• Study First Posted: 2009-11-11
• Study Start: 2010-01
• Primary Completion: 2011-01
• Study Completion: 2011-12
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-03
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• preterm infants corrected to 30-35 weeks gestation
• current incubator set on air control between 28-30 degrees centigrade

Exclusion Criteria

• infants <30 and >35 weeks gestation
• infants requiring > 30 degrees centigrade in incubator on air control
• infants currently not in an incubator

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Accuracy of temporal artery thermometer measurements	5 minutes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Christiana Hospital; 🇺🇸 Newark, Delaware, United States