Fever
Conditions
Interventions
The study will be carried out at the paediatric unit of District General Hospital Gampaha.
Consenting patients meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria will be allocated into two study arms using simple
Sponsors
District General Hospital Gampha, Sri Lanka
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged between 2-6 years admitted to the study site 2. Duration of fever for a maximum of 3 days, irrespective of the cause of fever and irrespective of prior administration of any anti-pyretic or any other medicines 3. Documented axillary temperature > 100° F at the time of recruitment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with known allergy to paracetamol 2. Conditions that preclude oral (example: vomiting) rectal (example: diarrhoea) administration of medicines 3. Children with reduced level of consciousness 4. Children who had possible overdose of paracetamol 5. Children who had any anti pyretic within 8 hours of admission
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time taken to fever reduction by at least 1°C (rate of temperature reduction) [At 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 minutes from administration] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maximum antipyresis following administration of single dose of paracetamol within 3 hours time. [Fro administration to 180 minutes from administration] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactI.B. Nalaka S. Imbulana
Paediatric Registrar
Outcome results
None listed