Protocol Number: 06-C-0118

Title:

A Study Evaluating the Agreement of Devices for Measuring Temperature in Children

Number:

06-C-0118

Summary:

Background:

-The accurate measurement of temperatures in children is essential to making appropriate clinical decisions.

-Oral, ear, and temporal artery thermometers (operated by swiping the device across the forehead) are all used at the NIH Clinical Center to measure temperatures in children.

-It is not known if the various devices for measuring temperature provide readings that are in agreement.

Objectives:

-To determine whether the ear thermometer, oral thermometer and temporal artery thermometer provide the same temperature readings and can be used interchangeably.

Eligibility:

-Children ages 4-17 admitted to the inpatient or day hospital of the NIH Clinical Center.

Design:

-This study will record temperatures in 32 children for no more than three episodes, with or without fever.

-During an episode without a fever, the child's temperature will be measured twice using all three devices.

-During an episode of fever, the child's temperature will be measured twice using all three devices at the following times: at the onset of fever, 2 hours after fever-reducing medication has been given, and 4 hours after the medication has been given.

-At each episode of recording temperatures, a questionnaire will be completed documenting fever status, patient symptoms, prior use of corticosteroids or fever-reducing medication (antipyretic) or pain medications that contain antipyretic.

Sponsoring Institute:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Recruitment Detail

Type: Completed Study; data analyses ongoing

Gender: Male & Female

Referral Letter Required: Yes

Population Exclusion(s): None

Eligibility Criteria: This study is not currently recruiting new subjects. If you have questions about participating in a study, please contact the Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office, CC.

Special Instructions:

Currently Not Provided

Keyword(s):

Thermometer

Fever

Neutropenia

Pediatric

Febrile

Recruitment Keyword(s):

Temperature

Thermometer

Fever

Condition(s):

Fever

Investigational Drug(s):

None

Investigational Device(s):

None

Interventions:

None

Supporting Site:

National Cancer Institute

Contact(s):

This study is not currently recruiting new subjects. If you have questions about participating in a study, please contact the Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office, CC.

Citation(s):

Bland JM, Altman DG. Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement. Lancet. 1986 Feb 8;1(8476):307-10.

Dybwik K, Nielsen EW. [Infrared temporal thermometry]Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2003 Nov 6;123(21):3025-6. Norwegian.

Greenes DS, Fleisher GR. When body temperature changes, does rectal temperature lag? J Pediatr. 2004 Jun;144(6):824-6.

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