Different Modes of Temperature Measurement in the Emergency Department

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01801020

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-28

Start date

2013-03-31

Completion date

2015-01-31

Last updated

2015-06-18

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Conditions

Sepsis

Keywords

temperature

Brief summary

Introduction: Temperature measurement is a crucial and integral element in the assessment of the emergency department patients. The basis of triage and treatment is often directly influenced by temperature measurement. The finding of hyper/hypothermia may differentiate between a simple urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis, or in more extreme cases may discern weakness in the elderly from sepsis. This brief encounter of temperature measurement may be paramount to the medical treatment of the emergency department patient. The investigators will explore the different modes of temperature measurements in emergency department patients.

Detailed description

Temperature measurement is a crucial and integral element in the assessment of the emergency department patients. The basis of triage and treatment is often directly influenced by temperature measurement. The finding of hyper/hypothermia may differentiate between a simple urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis, or in more extreme cases may discern weakness in the elderly from sepsis. This brief encounter of temperature measurement may be paramount to the medical treatment of the emergency department patient.We will explore the different modes of temperature measurements in emergency department patients. We will check which temperature measurement is beneficial.

Interventions

OTHERtemperature measuremts

temporal artery temperature measurements will be taken from the forehead

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients who arrive to the emergency department

Exclusion criteria

* patients who refuse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Different modes of temperature measurement in the emergency department	Three years	To examine different modes of temperature measurements in emergency department patients.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Different modes of temperature measurement in the emergency department	three years	We wish to find more accurate and time efficient measurement of temperature in emergency department patients

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026