Concordance of an Infrared non-contact thermometer via the temporal area with a digital thermometer via the axilla method in preterm and term infants on admission to the Townsville Neonatal Unit.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12614000862640

Enrollment

180

Registered

2014-08-12

Start date

2014-02-05

Completion date

2015-02-02

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The study will compare a non contact infrared thermometer (temple) with a conventional thermometer used on the neonatal unit and evaluate levels of agreement. The use of the non-contact thermometer will ensure minimal disturbance to infants. All Infants admitted to the special care nursery will be able to participate in the study. Temperature recordings will be recoded at each care time. Each infant will be enrolled for the period of time it takes to obtain temple and axilla temperature. We hyponthesize that the non-contact thermometer will be in agreement with the reference thermometer therefore enabling its use in this population.

Interventions

Each infant will have his/her temperature taken, first using the digital thermometer under the axilla and then by the infra-red non-contact thermometer via the forehead area. Only one temperature will be taken and this will be on admission to the neonatal unit.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Single group

Primary purpose

Diagnosis

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to 4 Weeks

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All infants who are born at The Townsville Hospital and are admitted to the neonatal unit

Exclusion criteria

None

Outcome results