Continuous Temperature Measurement for Syndromic Surveillance

NCT03345277 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: AMK-2016.065
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Is it possible to detect infection before it is clinically apparent? Fever is one indicator of infection. However, until recently, continuous temperature monitoring has not been feasible. With the advent of microelectronics, long battery life, and wireless transmission, it is now possible to continuously measure, record and report body temperature. For a period of 90 days, residents of a long-term care facility will have their body temperature monitored and then those measurements will then be compared against other available healthcare data such as other recorded vital signs, nursing notes, provider visits, antibiotics, and hospitalization records for correlation of underlying infection.

Conditions

Continuous Temperature; Syndromic Surveillance; Long-term Care

Keywords

Termperature; Fever; Vital Signs

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Continuous temperature monitoring

  monitoring temperature wirelessly via Bluetooth thermometer

  90 days duration for study participation

Study Arms (1)

Continuous Temperature monitoring

All residents of a long-term care facility will be considered for the study over the predetermined timeframe. Residents who choose not to participate or are determined, by their care providers, to be inappropriate for inclusion will be excluded.

Other: Continuous Temperature monitoring

Interventions

Continuous Temperature monitoring OTHER

Residents in a long term care facility will wear a thermometer continuously for 3 months, measuring their body temperature

Continuous Temperature monitoring

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Residents in a long term care facility.

You may qualify if:

• Residents of a long-term care facility

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fever

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Vernon Smith, MD

  Avera Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 5, 2017
• First Posted: November 17, 2017
• Study Start: December 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2019
• Study Completion: April 30, 2019
• Last Updated: July 5, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

Locations

US (1)