COVID-19 Thales Thermography Triage : Thermal Camera Feasibility Study

NCT04397380 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: INGC20AE209
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will refine and pilot the feasibility of introducing a thermal imaging test to detect fever in 100 patients being triaged within the Emergency Department. The only additional research requirement for the patient is to have a thermal image of their face taken. Other triage tests will be routine. The aims of the feasibility study are to:

• Understand the acceptability of introducing the intervention within the Emergency Department setting
• Establish indicative patient recruitment numbers per week
• Determine the likely proportion of patients recruited from this group who have a high temperature
• Provide preliminary evidence that the technology can identify a high temperature in this diverse group of patients
• Provide preliminary data for machine learning training to support classification of patients as being with or without fever The feasibility study will then inform the design and size of larger study to further develop and validate the the thermal imaging screening test to provide a 'with/ without' fever result.

Conditions

Pyrexia; COVID

Keywords

Thermography

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Temperature

  Measurement of temperature

  During Emergency Department Stay (first 4 hours of hospitalisation)

Study Arms (1)

ED Patients

Patients Presenting in Emergency Department

Device: Thermography; Device: Tympanic Temperature

Interventions

Thermography DEVICE

Measure Temperature using Thermal Camera

ED Patients

Tympanic Temperature DEVICE

Measure Temperature using Tympanic Temperature

ED Patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients attending Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Emergency Department requiring triage

You may qualify if:

• Patients ≥ 16 years old
• Patients able to read and understand English
• Patients able to give informed consent
• Patients being triaged through ED for any complaint (not necessarily COVID-19)

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who do not have capacity to consent
• Patients attending ED who are fast-tracked without triage

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NHS Greater Clyde and Glasgow: lead

Study Sites (1)

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Glasgow, G52 4TF, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fever

Interventions

Thermography

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Body Temperature Changes; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diagnostic Imaging; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Thermometry; Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• David J Lowe, MBChB

  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

David Lowe, MBChB

CONTACT

01414522930; david.lowe@nhs.net

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr David J Lowe

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 16, 2020
• First Posted: May 21, 2020
• Study Start: May 20, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 3, 2020
• Study Completion: July 1, 2020
• Last Updated: May 22, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)