None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Nil: Nil
Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
NIL
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients and visitors to Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India and associated outreach centers and are of South India Ethnic Origin defined as those born in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala who consider the local state language as their first language. And also who can read and write either Kannada or English. Genders of both sex will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Extensive facial vitiligo or albinism. Children below 18 years of age. Those not providing consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| This study will help us comprehend the measurement errors of infrared skin thermometers and tympanic infrared thermometers when compared to gold-standard sublingual temperature readings.Timepoint: It is a one time crosssectional survey. We are palnning to recruit 20 individuals/day for 250 days over a one-year period. No power calculation is provided as this is a feasibility study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the variability in temperature measurements across different devices (temporal, tympanic, and sublingual) within the South Indian population, including any factors that may influence this variability (e.g., ambient temperature, skin pigmentation).Timepoint: It is a one time crosssectional survey. We are palnning to recruit 20 individuals/day for 250 days over a one-year period. No power calculation is provided as this is a feasibility study. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Muralidhar Kulkarni
Kasturba Medical College
Outcome results
None listed