Validation of Thermal Imaging to Detect Pneumonia

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Pneumonia

In brief

The investigators are proposing a two-stage, prospective, cohort study of 138 subjects \> 28 days old and \< 18 years old with respiratory distress, already getting a chest x-ray as part of their routine clinical care, who will get thermal pictures of their chest at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Emergency Department, Pediatric Wards, and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The thermal cameras will measure skin temperature, by taking a picture, in a non-contact way. The investigators will recruit 138 patients using the FLIR ONE thermal imaging camera for iPhone and the newly designed irPNA application. The FLIR ONE thermal imaging camera will be attached to a study-designated iPhone which will only have the ability to take pictures. This phone will not have the capability to make calls or use the internet. The iPhone will be password protected, as encrypted by Partners regulations. Demographic and diagnostic data will be collected from patient charts.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT03261479
Run by
Massachusetts General Hospital
People needed
22
Starts
2016-04-13
Expected to finish
2020-06-01
Last updated by the study team
2020-11-13

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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You may not qualify if…

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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