New thermometer put to the test in 373 people
NCT ID NCT06056011
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study checked how well a new thermometer, called TIMMY3, measures body temperature in people with fever. Researchers tested it on 373 people of all ages, from newborns to adults. The goal was to make sure the thermometer gives accurate readings compared to a standard medical thermometer.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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373 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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1 day to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Study subjects (person who is having their temperature taken) must meet the following criteria to participate in this study: * Subjects that are minors must provide assent to the clinical site's policy (if approved by Baxter) and/or the study sponsor's policy to participate in the study. * Subject or the legally authorized representative (LAR) must sign the informed consent form in order for the subject to participate. * Subject must be willing and able to comply with the study procedures. * Age: normal weight (full-term) newborn to adult * The study subject is in ambient temperature for at least 20 minutes prior to participating. * The study subject is able to have their temperature taken for up to six minutes for multiple rounds of temperatures per anatomical site. * The study subject is not physically or emotionally agitated/uncooperative. * The study subject or legal guardian speaks/understands fluent English. Exclusion Criteria: * Study subjects (person who is having their temperature taken) are excluded if they meet any of the below criteria. Any subject that withdraws from the study will be replaced. * The study subject has anatomical abnormalities that would affect temperature. * The study subject has any known contraindication to oral, axillary, or rectal temperature measurements. * The subject is not alert or unable to follow simple commands such as closing one's mouth completely around the probe if an oral reference temperature is being taken. * The study subject has consumed food or drink, or smoked, within the last 20 minutes. The subject may be included if they wait 20 minutes prior to taking oral temperature. * The study subject has engaged in strenuous or semi-strenuous activity within the last twenty minutes (i.e., running, weightlifting, etc.). * Subject has taken antipyretics (Aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen) in the preceding 120 minutes. * Subjects has medical conditions such as inflammation at the MEASURING SITE (Barbiturates, thyroid preparations, antipsychotics, recent immunizations). * Neutropenic immunocompromised patients, in whom rectal manipulation may seed the blood with bacteria. Note: The study subject will be excluded if the reference temperature does not stabilize after the 3 -5 minute monitoring time.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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First Georgia Physicians Group
Fayetteville, Georgia, 30214, United States
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Forest Lane Pediatrics
Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States
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John R. Oishei Children's Hospital
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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Mankato Clinic
Mankato, Minnesota, 56001, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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