N/A
N=49
Temporal Artery Temperature Measurement in Neonates
Newborn Infant
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02405429 ↗Enrolled (actual)
49
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Temporal Artery Temperature — 37.16 degrees Celsius
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- —
- Age
- Pediatric
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
- Primary completion
- Aug 2014
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Temporal Artery Temperature |
37.16 | — |
| PRIMARY Axillary Temperature |
36.61 | — |
| PRIMARY Rectal Temperature |
36.82 | — |
| PRIMARY Difference Between Temporal Artery and Rectal Temperatures |
-0.34 | — |
| PRIMARY Difference Between Rectal and Axillary Temperatures |
0.21 | — |
Summary
The aim of this study was to evaluate the temporal artery thermometer by comparing temporal artery and axillary thermometer temperature measurements with rectal thermometer temperature measurements in neonatal patients. The investigators measured temporal artery, axillary, and rectal temperatures of 49 infants. Temporal artery temperature was measured using an infrared temporal artery thermometer, and the results with this device were compared with axillary temperature (clinical standard) and rectal temperature (gold standard). The difference between rectal and temporal artery temperatures was compared with the difference between rectal and axillary temperatures for each infant, and the data were analyzed based on weight, postmenstrual age and bed type - open crib or incubator.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients in hospital well-baby nursery or neonatal intensive care unit
Exclusion Criteria
- Birth weight <500 grams
- Anal atresia
- Central nervous system malformation
- Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
- Clinical concerns for necrotizing enterocolitis or other bowel injury or discontinuity
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02405429). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.