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Investigation of the Accuracy of Temporal Artery Thermometers

NCT01817881 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 385

Last updated 2013-06-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether temporal artery thermometers are accurate tools in temperature measurements of patients presenting to the Emergency Department. The investigators´ hypothesis is that there is a difference of \> 0,3 degrees centigrade (Bland-Altman) between the temperatures measured with the temporal artery thermometers used at the investigators´ hospital (Exergen TAT-5000) and those measured with rectal thermometers (OMRON MC-341-E), which is considered to be the gold standard in Denmark defined by the Danish Center for Clinical Guidelines. The investigators furthermore hypothesize that the difference between these measurements is greater if measured in a patient with hyperthermia (temperature \> 37,9 degrees Centigrade).

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bispebjerg Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hanne H Nygaard, RN · Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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