CompletedNot Applicable

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

United States32 participantsStarted 2006-03

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range4 Years – 17 Years

SexALL

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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

What they're measuring

Agreement between the temporal artery scanner, digital oral thermometer, and infrared tympanic thermometer calibrated to an oral setting in pediatric patients who are febrile and afebrile

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00378846

SponsorNational Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

Sponsor typeNIH

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

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