Accuracy of Non-contact Thermometry

NCT03477357 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 214661
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 35
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Subjects will be admitted to hospital the evening prior, or the morning of surgery, whereupon they will undergo standard admission processes, including pre-operative assessment by the anaesthetist assigned to that list (One of the two study authors). The anaesthetist will then explain the study again, reiterating the potential risks and benefits of the study to the patient themselves, and to the population as a whole. Consent will be sought at this point. Patients will be transferred to theatre, anaesthetised and operated on as per normal practice. Inclusive of this, in accordance with NICE guidelines, patients will have a nasal or oesophageal Doppler probe inserted to accurately measure core temperature. At this point, patients enrolled in the study will have temperature measurements taken every minute from the oesophageal probe and non-contact thermometers. If the patients requested it previously, they will be informed of the results of the study at a later date. Statistics will then be carried out on the data to compare accuracy of the two novel methods to the oesophageal probe.

Conditions

Hypothermia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Core body temperature measurement will be taken from 30 patients to compare non-contact infra-red thermometer to oesophageal temperature probes

  Bland Altman analysis to compare the readings of 2 methods of temperature measurement

  12 months

Interventions

Geratherm non Contact thermometer DEVICE

Temperature taken from subject using non-contact device as per manufacturers instructions

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Participants will be patients undergoing elective gynaecological, vascular or urological surgery at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, and as such will be seen at a pre-operative assesment clinic as part of their normal work up for theatre

You may qualify if:

• Participants will be patients undergoing elective gynaecological, vascular or urological surgery at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, and as such will be seen at a pre-operative assessment clinic as part of their normal work up for theatre.

You may not qualify if:

• \- Lacking mental capacity Not speaking English Malignancy in medical history Undergoing open abdominal surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust: lead

Study Sites (1)

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

Brighton, East Sussex, TN62DS, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypothermia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Jack Reid, MBBS

  BSUH

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2017
• First Posted: March 26, 2018
• Study Start: April 17, 2018
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2018
• Study Completion: July 31, 2018
• Last Updated: January 19, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)