Health Condition 1: B999- Unspecified infectious disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Combined Tepid sponging with oral paracetamol: Intervention group will receive tepid sponging and syrup paracetamol (15mg/kg) for management of fever
Control Intervention1: oral paracet
Sponsors
Dr Vijay Gupta
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients between 5yrs and 10 yrs admitted to children ward with fever (axillary temperature >100 F) in the first 24 hrs of admission.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any critically ill patient requiring inotropes or oxygen support 2. Patient with shock 3. Patients with MODS (multi organ dysfunction syndrome) 4. Not able to tolerate oral medicines 5. GI Bleed 6. Convulsion 7. Received fever medication in last 6 hrs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To evaluate the efficacy of combined Tepid Sponging with oral Paracetamol versus oral Paracetamol in the reduction of fever among Children of 5-10 years of age at 1 hr Timepoint: 1 hour from enrollment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To evaluate the efficacy of combined Tepid Sponging with oral Paracetamol versus oral Paracetamol in the reduction of fever among Children of 5-10 years of age at different time points (30 minutes, 2 hrs, 4 hr, 8 hr, 12hr, 16hr, 20 hr and 24 hr) 2.To evaluate the two methods in terms of patient comfort and compliance 3.To evaluate the side effects or discomfort levels in the two arms 4.To evaluate the cumulative amount of antipyretic used in the two arms in the first 24 hrsTimepoint: 24 hrs from enrollment | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVijay Gupta
Gajra Raja Medical College Gwalior
Outcome results
None listed