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Prescription Antipyretics to Decrease Unscheduled Return Visits In A Pediatric Emergency Department

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Study Overview

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Description

The study aims to evaluate whether unscheduled return visits within one week for similar complaints are impacted by ensuring parents leave the emergency department (ED) with a prescription for appropriately dosed acetaminophen and ibuprofen for their child.

Official Title

Prescription Antipyretics to Decrease Unscheduled Return Visits In A Pediatric Emergency Department

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-12-15

Study Completion:2026-03-15

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT07074912

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:6 Months to 36 Months

Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No

Standard Ages:CHILD

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
* Children 6 to \< 36 months of age being discharged home from Dell Children's Medical Center emergency department who are evaluated for fever * Caregiver fluent in English or Spanish	* Previous enrollment in this study * Patient admitted to hospital * Parental request for a prescription for acetaminophen and/or ibuprofen * Trauma patient * Orthopedic complaint * Other painful indication for acetaminophen or ibuprofen * Acetaminophen or ibuprofen prescribed for anything other than fever * Allergy or another contraindication to acetaminophen or ibuprofen * Parent and patient unlikely to follow up in the region (i.e., lives out of state)

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* Children 6 to \< 36 months of age being discharged home from Dell Children's Medical Center emergency department who are evaluated for fever
* Caregiver fluent in English or Spanish

* Previous enrollment in this study
* Patient admitted to hospital
* Parental request for a prescription for acetaminophen and/or ibuprofen
* Trauma patient
* Orthopedic complaint
* Other painful indication for acetaminophen or ibuprofen
* Acetaminophen or ibuprofen prescribed for anything other than fever
* Allergy or another contraindication to acetaminophen or ibuprofen
* Parent and patient unlikely to follow up in the region (i.e., lives out of state)

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Lina Palomares, RN, LMSW

CONTACT

512-660-7792

lina.palomares@austin.utexas.edu

Principal Investigator

Matthew Wilkinson, MD, MPH

STUDY_DIRECTOR

The University of Texas at Austin

Study Locations (Sites)

Dell Children's Medical Center

Austin, Texas, 78723

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Texas at Austin

Matthew Wilkinson, MD, MPH, STUDY_DIRECTOR, The University of Texas at Austin

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-12-15

Study Completion Date2026-03-15

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-12-15

Study Completion Date2026-03-15

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

emergency department
fever
pediatrics

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Fever