Subjective assessment of fever in children with febrile neutropenia
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A prospective observational study to assess the ability of parents to subjectively evaluate the presence of fever in a child with suspected febrile neutropenia and compare their assessment to measurements made with the use of an axillary thermometer. This will be conducted in a tertiary care children’s hospital in children with an oncological or haematological diagnosis who are currently receiving chemotherapy and are suspected to have febrile neutropenia.
IRAS ID
123729
Contact name
Daniel Yeomanson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sheffield Children's Hosital NHS Trust
REC name
South West - Cornwall & Plymouth Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
13/SW/0070
Date of REC Opinion
7 Mar 2013
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion