Thermal Imaging in Old and Frail in the Community

NCT03884218 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STH19634
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 39
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to test whether infrared thermal imaging using a non-touch, non-ionising, thermal camera system is feasible and reliable as an independent technique for thermal comfort assessment in older people and frail older people living in a care home and with or without mild cognitive impairment.

Conditions

Old Age; Debility

Keywords

Thermal Comfort

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Thermometer

  Body Temp: degrees whether an older persons perceptions about thermal comfort is best predicted by their body temperature from the thermometer in Degrees Centigrade. Their temp will be compared to their self reported thermal comfort.

  Baseline

• Thermal Imaging comparison

  whether an older persons perceptions about thermal comfort is best predicted by the image that the thermal camera provides (known as a thermal map) along with the data (temperature values) that can be extracted from the thermal image particularly over the area of interest which in this study is the hands and forearm. The thermal image will be compared to self-reported thermal comfort.

  Baseline

Study Arms (1)

Thermal Comfort

OTHER

Infra red thermal image

Other: Infra red thermal imaging

Interventions

Infra red thermal imaging OTHER

thermal image using a non-touch, non-ionising, thermal camera system

Thermal Comfort

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 105 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Care home residents who are:
• Aged over 60 to a maximum age of 105 years
• Able to sit comfortably for up to 20 minutes without marked agitation.
• Ability to understand, read and speak English.

You may not qualify if:

• Care home residents who are/have:
• Severe dementia
• Unable to hold a conversation
• Who do not wish to take part in the study
• Unable to speak or understand English
• Unable to sit with other residents
• Who are severely agitated or unsettled

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: lead
• Sheffield Hallam University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield, S10 2JF, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Frailty

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Charmaine Childs

  Sheffield Hallam University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 13, 2019
• First Posted: March 21, 2019
• Study Start: March 7, 2017
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2018
• Study Completion: October 1, 2018
• Last Updated: March 22, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

Locations

GB (1)