Trial Outcomes & Findings for Accuracy and Precision Comparison of Temptraq (NCT NCT03264833)

Results Overview

Core temperature monitoring (degree Celsius) with temp-Traq thermometer compared to Pulmonary Artery (PA) catheter

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Target enrollment

60 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Multiple time points up to 6 hours post thermometer placement

Results posted on

2026-02-12

Patients were recruited in a medical ICU over a 6 month period

Participant milestones
Measure	Longitudinal Single Arm Study Patients were assessed at baseline, hour 2, hour 4 and hour 6 Temperature (Celsius) data were compared between TempTraq reading and pulmonary artery (central, internal; used as the gold standard) readings at 4 time points
Overall Study STARTED	60
Overall Study COMPLETED	60
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0

Withdrawal data not reported

Accuracy and Precision Comparison of Temptraq

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Longitudinal Single Arm Study n=60 Participants Medical ICU patients with a pulmonary artery catheter; obtained core temp (PA catheter) and compared to TempTraq temperatures in Celsius
Age, Continuous	65.8 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.13 • n=41 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	20 Participants n=41 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	40 Participants n=41 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized White	40 participants n=41 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized Black	20 participants n=41 Participants
pulmonary artery catheter core temperature sensor PA-Celsius	36.84 Degree Celsius n=41 Participants
pulmonary artery catheter core temperature sensor TempTraq- Celsius	36.3 Degree Celsius n=41 Participants

Timeframe: Multiple time points up to 6 hours post thermometer placement

Population: Adults in a medical intensive care unit with pulmonary artery catheter monitoring that included core temperature

Core temperature monitoring (degree Celsius) with temp-Traq thermometer compared to Pulmonary Artery (PA) catheter

Outcome measures
Measure	Longitudinal Single Arm Study n=60 Participants Mean differences in Core temperature (degree Celsius) monitoring with temp-Traq thermometer compared to Pulmonary Artery (PA) catheter
Temperature Comparison Initial placement	-0.60 Degree Celsius Interval -0.78 to -0.42
Temperature Comparison 2 hours post placement	-0.24 Degree Celsius Interval -0.39 to -0.097
Temperature Comparison 4 hours post placement	-0.16 Degree Celsius Interval -0.3 to -0.03
Temperature Comparison 6 hours post placement	-0.19 Degree Celsius Interval -0.37 to -0.02
Temperature Comparison Cumulative change	-0.30 Degree Celsius Interval -0.39 to -0.22

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Adverse event data not reported

Adverse event data not reported

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