Reliability of Subjective Assessment of Fever by Parents and Health Care Providers in Children and Adolescents
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observational
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Background: Fever is a widespread symptom in many diseases. Therefore, its value and diagnostic importance are well known. Fever in children is one of the common reasons for a visit to the pediatrician. Also, taking temperature is a very simple action and accessible to the general public. Temperature is measured in various parts of the body by using medical equipment. The type of method and thermometer varies according to the patient's age but often temperature is estimated by touch. Temperature measurement serves as a means for monitoring the patient's condition. For that reason, supervision of the body temperature is an important factor in the process of taking medical decisions. Study rationale: the parent is often asked if the child's temperature has been taken. The most frequent answer is: "I didn't measure, but I felt that he has a temperature". The few studies carried out on this subject showed that many parents used touch to evaluate the child's body temperature, especially in infants. Some studies checked the reliability of parents to estimate the child's body temperature by touch only. To the best of our knowledge, the reliability of medical staff (nurses) to estimate the child's body temperature by touch has never been studied. The aim of the current study is to investigate whether parents and nurses correctly estimate the child's body temperature by touch, as compared to thermometer measurement during the pediatric unit's routine work.
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Target at P75+ for all trials
Started May 2010
Longer than P75 for all trials
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 20, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 23, 2009
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2015
CompletedApril 14, 2015
May 1, 2014
4.9 years
December 20, 2009
April 13, 2015
Conditions
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
subjective assessment of fever by both parents and medical personnel will be unreliable
one year
Study Arms (1)
fever measurements
1000 estimates and measurements of children's body temperatures will be carried out by parents and nurses in children's emergency and pediatric units as part of the routine work. The estimates and the measurements will be carried out on children who are referred to an emergency unit and who are hospitalized in the pediatric department-- both boys and girls of all ages. A patient might be measured several times. The measurements will be gathered in the course of one year. Before the routine taking of temperature, the accompanying parent will be asked to estimate the patient's temperature by feeling his forehead (with the back of the hand, the palm, lips). The parent will record his evaluation (without telling the nurse). Afterwards the nurse will do a similar evaluation (excepting the lip test), record it, and then the routine temperature measurement will be taken.
Eligibility Criteria
Children ages 0-18 years Boys and girls
You may qualify if:
- The estimates and the measurements will be carried out on children who are referred to an emergency unit and who are hospitalized in the pediatric department-- both boys and girls of all ages. A patient might be measured several times.
You may not qualify if:
- None
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Meir MC
Kfar Saba, Israel
Pediatrics unit, Meir Medical Center
Kfar Saba, Israel
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- CASE ONLY
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 20, 2009
First Posted
December 23, 2009
Study Start
May 1, 2010
Primary Completion
April 1, 2015
Study Completion
April 1, 2015
Last Updated
April 14, 2015
Record last verified: 2014-05