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The Effect of Auricle Position on Tympanic Thermometry

NCT04463537 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 143

Last updated 2020-07-09

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Summary

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of auricle position on body temperature measurements made with tympanic membrane thermometer in adult patients.

Methods: The study was conducted with a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and a post-test. A total of 143 patients who fit the inclusion criteria of the study were included in the sample. The research carried out between 1 November - 31 December 2016 in the emergency department. Body temperature measurements were carried out on the patients in the study firstly by not changing the position of the auricle and then repeated after a minute, this time by changing the position of the auricle.

Results: The difference between the measurement values found in two different positions was 0.31 0C, and the Bland Altman plot showed that the differences were distributed systematically around the value 0.31. The difference between the lengths of measurements performed on two separate positions was detected to be 1.08 second. During body temperature measurements performed through giving position to auricle, 59.2 % of the patients never felt discomfort.

Conclusions: It was found in the comparison of two positions that there was a significant difference between the tympanic membrane thermometer measurements made by positioning the auricle and those without positioning.

Conditions

  • Body Temperature Changes

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Body Temperature Measurements

measurements were carried out on the patients in the study firstly by not changing the position of the auricle. The duration was measured by stop watch and the results were recorded in the data form. The levels of patients' discomfort were evaluated by the "Visual Comparison Scale". The measurement was then repeated after a minute, this time by changing the position of the auricle. The duration was measured for this position and the results were recorded in the data form.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ege University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-01
Primary Completion
2016-12-01
Completion
2017-01-05

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