Diagnostic Accuracy of Body Temperature Measurement in Geriatric Patients

NCT01639430 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KSMC-tempger-1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 427
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Retrospective analysis of a quality measurement project examining the quality of vital parameter measurement in consecutive patients \>= 75 years presenting to the emergency department. Primary goal of the study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of body temperature measurement using different methods to diagnose infection in patients \>= 75 years presenting to the emergency department. The secondary goal is to compare the reliability of tympanal and temporal artery thermometry with rectal temperature measurement.

Conditions

Fever; Infection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Diagnostic accuracy of rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry to diagnose infection

  The primary outcome measure is the diagnostic accuracy of rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry to diagnose infection in old patients presenting to the ED

  June 2012

Study Arms (1)

Geriatric patients ED

Consecutive patients \>= 75 years in the emergency department.

Other: rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry

Interventions

rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry OTHER

Temperature measurement was done once in all patients included within the first hour of patients´presentation to the emergency department. Tympanal measurement was carried out by the use of infrared ear thermometry, temporal artery thermometry was done using infrared technology as well.

Geriatric patients ED

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 75 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Consecutive patients \>= 75 years presenting to the emergency department of an urban university-affiliated hospital (80.000 attendees per year).

You may qualify if:

• \>= 75 years
• given informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• patients who do not speak the German language
• patients with unstable cardiorespiratory status
• presence of contraindications to one of the temperature measurement methods

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Klinikum Nürnberg: lead

Study Sites (1)

Klinikum Nürnberg, emergency department

Nuremberg, Bavaria, 90419, Germany

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fever; Infections

Interventions

Administration, Rectal

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Body Temperature Changes; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Administration, Mucosal; Administration, Topical; Drug Administration Routes; Drug Therapy; Therapeutics

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: senior physician

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 10, 2012
• First Posted: July 12, 2012
• Study Start: May 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2012
• Study Completion: June 1, 2012
• Last Updated: July 13, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-07

Locations

DE (1)