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Diagnostic Accuracy of Body Temperature Measurement in Geriatric Patients

NCT ID: NCT01639430

Last Updated: 2012-07-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

427 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-05-31

Study Completion Date

2012-06-30

Brief Summary

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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

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Conditions

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Fever Infection

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Geriatric patients ED

Consecutive patients \>= 75 years in the emergency department.

rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry

Intervention Type OTHER

Temperature measurement was done once in all patients included within the first hour of patients´presentation to the emergency department.

Tympanal measurement was carried out by the use of infrared ear thermometry, temporal artery thermometry was done using infrared technology as well.

Interventions

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rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry

Temperature measurement was done once in all patients included within the first hour of patients´presentation to the emergency department.

Tympanal measurement was carried out by the use of infrared ear thermometry, temporal artery thermometry was done using infrared technology as well.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Klinikum Nürnberg

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Katrin Singler

senior physician

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Klinikum Nürnberg, emergency department

Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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KSMC-tempger-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id