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

ConditionFever
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-36
SponsorUniversity of Texas at Austin

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

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

Disqualifiers

Previous enrollment in this study

Patient admitted to hospital

Parental request for a prescription for acetaminophen and/or ibuprofen

Trauma patient

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Prescription for weight-based dosing of antipyretic
  • Standard discharge instructions

Treatment groups

440 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators