Thermal Imaging as a Potential Diagnostic Tool of Nasal Airflow

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Nasal Airway Obstruction

In brief

Currently, there are no tools that can measure nasal airflow in an objective manner that is non-invasive to the patient. This clinical study aims to address this by evaluating the use of thermal imaging as a diagnostic tool for measuring nasal airflow. Proper airflow cools the nasal airway as it passes--obstructions or narrowed airways hinder flow and results in elevated temperatures along the airway and nasal tissue. It is this elevation in temperature, or more specifically, loss of cooling, that we hypothesize to be measurable with thermal imaging. Participants in this study will be asked to perform 3-4 nasal breathing cycles which will be recorded by the thermal imager.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03233373

Run by

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation

People needed

40

Starts

2017-09-01

Expected to finish

2020-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-09-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All adult patients presenting to the Jacobi Medical Center otolaryngology clinic

You may not qualify if…

• Patients under the age of 18
• Patients who recently used any nasal decongestants the day of measurement
• Patients with an active infection such as sinusitis
• Patients with anatomical abnormalities such a severe septal deviation

Where it is running

• Jacobi Medical Center — The Bronx, New York, United States

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