Comparison of Three Methods of Taking Temperatures in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit

Christiana Care Health Services

Overview

Preterm infants will have their body temperature measured by three different devices in order to evaluate whether the newest device, a temporal artery scanning thermometer, is accurate for patients in the preterm period.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Thermometry

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 6 MonthsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * preterm infants corrected to 30-35 weeks gestation * current incubator set on air control between 28-30 degrees centigrade Exclusion Criteria: * infants \<30 and \>35 weeks gestation * infants requiring \> 30 degrees centigrade in incubator on air control * infants currently not in an incubator

Locations (1)

Christiana Hospital

Newark, Delaware, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Accuracy of temporal artery thermometer measurements

Time frame: 5 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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