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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02937129
Other study ID # 20151A010093
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received October 10, 2016
Last updated October 15, 2016
Start date August 2015
Est. completion date December 2015

Study information

Verified date October 2016
Source The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority China: Food and Drug Administration
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of an infrared thermometer compared to the gold standard, mercury-in-glass thermometer. The secondary aim was to compare tympanic and axillary temperature measurements by evaluating agreement and correlation to determine whether an infrared tympanic thermometer can replace an axillary mercury thermometer in the emergency department.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 68
Est. completion date December 2015
Est. primary completion date December 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 78 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Above 37.5°C measured by axillary mercury thermometer

Exclusion Criteria:

1. otitis external/media

2. soft-tissue infection over the axillary fossa and forehead

3. complete occlusion by earwax

4. severe illness

5. trauma

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Retrospective


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary The body temperatures of fever patients measured by the infrared tympanic thermometer Fever patients were measured by the infrared tympanic thermometer in the emergency department.
Their tympanic temperatures were obtained from both sides of the body three times.
Use statistical methods to evaluate the relevance and consistency between the tympanic temperatures and gold standard temperatures(measured by the glass mercury thermometer).
up to 5 months Yes
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