Fever
Conditions
Interventions
Control Group: Patient with fever will receive the antipyretic, the temperature will be measured at times: initially by the collaborator responsible for the patients care in identifying the fever, aft
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Sponsors
Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo
Hospital Universitario da Universidade de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
30 Days to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Will be included in the study children from 1 month to 11 years 11 months and 29 days, who meet the following criteria:Present axillary temperature 37.8ºC; Interval between the administration of the antipyretic and the beginning of the treatment application, application of warm compresses, up to 10 minutes; Have permission from parents or guardians and agree to participate in the study. In addition to these criteria, it will also be allowed to include the same patient within 12 hours of the last inclusion in the study and not be under the effect of antipyretic, it is necessary to have a minimum of 6 hours of the last antipyretic.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with the diagnosis of malignant hyperthermia; neurological dysfunction; patients to undergo a procedure for up to 3 hours after administration of the antipyretic.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome: Decreased body temperature with cessation of fever in a shorter time in the intervention group than in the control group. Outcome analysis measure: For analysis, the body temperature measurement of the two groups will be used for analysis. Results: It is observed in the children evaluated in this study that the intervention application of “Warm compresses” as an adjunct method did not present evidence of aid in reducing the temperature of these children. In the data analysis, there was no significance in relation to the group in which the child participated. The variable "Inpatient unit" also it was not important to explain the temperature changes suffered by children. Therefore, both from the ANOVA analysis and from the Effects Model analysis mixed, the following facts can be concluded: the temperature decreases according to the moments considered, there is no difference in reducing the temperature of children among groups, because the non-pharmacological intervention “warm compress” was not shown to explain the decrease in temperature of the children in this study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the variation in body temperature between the Control and Intervention Groups. The body temperature measurements of the two groups will be used. Results: It is observed in the children evaluated in this study that the intervention application of “Warm compresses” as an adjunct method did not present evidence of aid in reducing the temperature of these children. In the data analysis, there was no significance in relation to the group in which the child participated. The variable "Inpatient unit" also it was not important to explain the temperature changes suffered by children. Therefore, both from the ANOVA analysis and from the Effects Model analysis mixed, the following facts can be concluded: the temperature decreases according to the moments considered, there is no difference in reducing the temperature of children among groups, because the non-pharmacological intervention “warm compress” was not shown to explain the decrease in temperature of the children in this study. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMariana Souza
Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed