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

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-03-31

Study Completion Date

2009-11-30

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Fever, Sweats, and Hot Flashes

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Interventions

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infrared thermography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Febrile or afebrile
* Patient at the Mark O. Harfield Clinical Research Center

* Previously enrolled in an IRB-approved Clinical Center protocol

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Able to hold an oral thermometer in mouth
* No acute life-threatening infection
* No ear, nose, or throat (aural) abnormalities
* No severe mucositis

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No concurrent enrollment on a behavioral research study

Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No