Ear Temperature as Predictor of Rectal Temperature Measured With Modern Devices in the Emergency Department.

NCT ID: NCT02977481

Last Updated: 2017-05-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

600 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-11-30

Study Completion Date

2017-03-31

Brief Summary

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Ear thermometers are often requested to be used rather than rectal thermometer (gold standard) for measuring the body temperature, as this method is faster and more user friendly. Former ear thermometers did not meet the required standards of accuracy for clinical use. However, a new generation of ear thermometers have been developed and widely used in the Emergency departments in Denmark. The devices have only been evaluated in two studies on adult populations, with conflicting results.

This cross-sectional study will examine patients by measuring both ear and rectal temperature in the same patient at the same time on admission to an emergency department, to evaluate if temperature measured in the ear can be used as the standard temperature measurement.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Fever

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* admission to emergency department

Exclusion Criteria

* no rectum
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Southern Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Christian Backer Mogensen

asst professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Aabenraa Sygehus Emergency Department

Aabenraa, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Mogensen CB, Vilhelmsen MB, Jepsen J, Boye LK, Persson MH, Skyum F. Ear measurement of temperature is only useful for screening for fever in an adult emergency department. BMC Emerg Med. 2018 Dec 3;18(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s12873-018-0202-5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30509206 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SHS-ED-11-2016

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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