Clinical Accuracy and Reliability of Infrared Tympanic Thermometer in an Adult Emergency Department

October 15, 2016 updated by: Fangge Deng, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
The primary aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of an infrared thermometer compared to the gold standard, mercury-in-glass thermometer. The secondary aim was to compare tympanic and axillary temperature measurements by evaluating agreement and correlation to determine whether an infrared tympanic thermometer can replace an axillary mercury thermometer in the emergency department.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

68

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 to 78 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Febrile patients defined by a cut off of 37.5°C measured by axillary mercury thermometer were enrolled. Patients who meet the exclusion criteria were excluded.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Above 37.5°C measured by axillary mercury thermometer

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. otitis external/media
  2. soft-tissue infection over the axillary fossa and forehead
  3. complete occlusion by earwax
  4. severe illness
  5. trauma

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
The body temperatures of fever patients measured by the infrared tympanic thermometer
Time Frame: up to 5 months
  1. Fever patients were measured by the infrared tympanic thermometer in the emergency department.
  2. Their tympanic temperatures were obtained from both sides of the body three times.
  3. Use statistical methods to evaluate the relevance and consistency between the tympanic temperatures and gold standard temperatures(measured by the glass mercury thermometer).
up to 5 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 10, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 15, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

October 18, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 18, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 15, 2016

Last Verified

October 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20151A010093

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