Status:
COMPLETED
Handheld Infrared Thermometer to Evaluate Cellulitis
Lead Sponsor:
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Conditions:
Cellulitis
Cellulitis of Arm
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
It can be difficult to differentiate cellulitis from non-infectious mimics, like venous stasis. One way of determining the difference is feeling skin surface temperature. However, this is a subjective...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18 years or older;
- English or French-speaking;
- Received an infectious diseases consultation to evaluate proven or suspected cellulitis of the upper or lower extremity, either unilaterally or bilaterally;
- Either no empiric antimicrobials received or, at most, antimicrobials begun within 24 hours of notification for enrollment.
Exclusion
- Presumptive diagnosis of a soft tissue infection of the trunk, head or neck that does not also involve a limb;
- Patients with only one limb;
- Patients with significant neuropathies or autonomic syndromes that might affect thermoregulation, such as severe diabetic neuropathy or diabetic dysautonomia, neurologic neoplasms and known vitamin deficiencies;
- Soft tissue infections requiring definitive surgical source control, such as abscesses or necrotizing fasciitis.
- Septic arthritis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 28 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
52 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03846635
Start Date
August 28 2018
End Date
January 31 2020
Last Update
September 23 2020
Active Locations (1)
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McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 3J1