Safety and Feasibility of Prima-Temp Thermometer Patch (Prima-Temp)

January 3, 2017 updated by: Julie Dunn, M.D., Poudre Valley Health System

Safety and Feasibility of Prima-Temp Thermometer Patch in Determining Baseline Temperatures of Research Subjects in a Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

The purpose of this study is to test the safety and feasibility of the Prima-Temp Thermometer Patch in determining baseline temperatures of research subjects in a hospital intensive care unit (ICU).

Primary Objective: Assess safety of the Prima-Temp temperature patch with nursing staff skin site assessments.

Secondary Objective: Establish individual subject baseline temperature using intermittent temperature measurements (every 5 minutes) with the Prima-Temp thermometer patch and wireless transmission of the data to a receiver box and HIPAA compliant, centrally located personal computer (PC) and compare research subject's baseline temperature with temperatures taken in the ICU in the normal course of care.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

The manifestation of fever and its characteristics is essential to the care of intensive care unit patients. As a marker for infection or other disease process, the presence of a fever and its temperature peak must be reliably obtained in ICU patients and must be monitored closely to optimize effective therapy. Inherent variability of different temperature measurement methods can lead to a difficulty in determining the optimal timing of medical interventions. Ideally, nurses and medical staff in acute care hospital facilities could have a temperature monitoring system that aids recognition of fever and systemic infection that is not labor intensive and provides consistent and reliable temperatures. Automatic transmission to a data recorder lessens the chances of manual entry error into the medical record. Frequent measurements allow establishment of a patient's individual baseline temperature to provide individualized guidelines for medical interventions with an increase of 2°F above baseline as documentation of a fever. Finally, the frequent temperature monitoring should be minimally invasive and comfortable to the patient.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

26

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Colorado
      • Loveland, Colorado, United States, 80538
        • Medical Center of the Rockies

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients in hospital intensive care unit (ICU).

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  1. Men and women of any race.
  2. Men of age > 18 years
  3. Women with no childbearing potential (age > 50, age ≥ 18 s/p hysterectomy)
  4. Arm circumference >23 cm and < 38 cm

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Patient with known or documented adhesive, Tegaderm allergies.
  2. Abnormal axillary integument such as rashes, burns, laceration.
  3. Hidradenitis suppurativa and/or dermatologic diseases that might interfere with the evaluation of the test site reactions.
  4. Non-English speakers
  5. Pregnant women
  6. Patient requiring hypothermic therapy, with the exception of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory treatment (acetaminophen, ibuprofen, aspirin, etc).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Total Number of Adverse Events Experienced by Participants Between Day 0 and Day 14 After Receiving the Prima-Temp Temparature Patch
Time Frame: 0-14 days
The nursing staff will complete a thermometer skin site assessment daily. If the patch is removed or dislodged prior to study day 7 and 14 data points for any reason other than temporary transfer from the floor for a medical study, the nursing staff will be asked to complete an additional comfort skin site assessment. The area evaluated by the nurse will include skin in contact with both the Covidien/Kendall Lifetrace® belt and the thermometer patch.
0-14 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Determine Research Subject's Baseline Temperature.
Time Frame: 0-14 days
Using intermittent temperature data obtained with Prima-Temp temperature patch and wireless transmission to a receiver box and PC, researchers will compare research subject's baseline temperature with temperatures taken in the ICU in the normal course of care.
0-14 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Julie Dunn, M.D., Poudre Valley Health System

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 1, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 26, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

April 27, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 20, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2017

Last Verified

January 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1-001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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