Accuracy of Measurement of Surface Body Temperature Using the Health e Pod Device (Card Guard) Compared to Gold Standard Equipment
- Conditions
- All Children Admitted to the EDChildren With Fever
- Registration Number
- NCT00850083
- Lead Sponsor
- Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Objective To evaluate the accuracy of data acquisition by Health e pod device in measurement of body temperature, to compare it to a standard body temperature measure equipment About 400 consecutive patients admitted to PEU in Assaf Harofeh Medical Center will compile the Study Population.
Basic vital signs will be recorded on admission and during hospitalization as per the PEU policy and not in particular for this study.
As a part of routine check-up all admitted patients undergo body temperature measure (oral or rectal - as per the PEU policy and with PEU devices).
Following an explanation and patient agreement, eligible patients (and their legal guardian) will sign informed consent and enter the study. The health e pod device will be applied to measure body temperature, immediately after the standard temperature measure has been performed by the PEU professional.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
- Signed an Informed Consent by the patients' legal custodian / guardian (and assent by the patient when applicable).
- Age 0 to 18 years
- Clinically stable patients hospitalized in PEU.
- Implanted pacemaker or defibrillator.
- Patients participating in other clinical trail.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Agreament between measurments by Health e pod device and the gold standard reference device. one year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Assaf Harofeh Medical Center
🇮🇱Zerifin, Israel