Acceptability of Telehealth Triage Using Robotic Systems in COVID-19

NCT04452695 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2020P000957
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The overall objective of this investigation is to understand the patient response to a robotic platform used to facilitate telehealth triage in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the manner in which emergency department triage is completed. Attempts at cohorting individuals with potential COVID-19 disease in order to prevent disease transmission to healthcare workers and minimize the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) have renewed interest in telemedical solutions as a method to triage and manage individuals with COVID-19. This investigation deploys a legged robotic platform to facilitate agile, highly mobile telemedicine to manage COVID-19 patients in the emergency department. The primary objective is to measure the patient response to interacting with these systems.

Conditions

COVID-19; Telemedicine; Robotics; Emergencies; Emerging Infectious Disease

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Acceptance of robotic telehealth system

  Quantitative questionnaire on the acceptance of virtual robotic care graded on a likert scale (higher scores better)

  Immediately after completion of triage

• Willingness to interact with robotic telehealth system

  Quantitative questionnaire on the willingness to use this system again based on a likert scale (higher scores better)

  Immediately after completion of triage

• Satisfaction of interacting with a robotic telehealth system

  Quantitative questionnaire on the user satisfaction with their triage experience (How satisfied were you with your experience interacting with the robotic system today?)

  Immediately after completion of triage

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Use of robotic system versus in-person triage

  Immediately after completion of triage

Study Arms (1)

Intervention arm

Patients presenting to the emergency department are triaged using a novel robotic telehealth triage system. Once triage is complete, patients complete a quantitative assessment to measure their acceptance and willingness to interact with the robotic telehealth system.

Device: Doctor Spot

Interventions

Doctor Spot DEVICE

Robotic platform (Boston Dynamics) controlled by clinician with video interface to facilitate telemedicine triage

Intervention arm

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Emergency department patients

You may qualify if:

• Presenting to the emergency department for evaluation
• \> 18 years old

You may not qualify if:

• Brought to emergency department via ambulance
• \<18 years old
• non-english speaking
• in extremis, or unable to participate due to underlying acute medical condition

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Brigham and Women's Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Chai PR, Dadabhoy FZ, Huang HW, Chu JN, Feng A, Le HM, Collins J, da Silva M, Raibert M, Hur C, Boyer EW, Traverso G. Assessment of the Acceptability and Feasibility of Using Mobile Robotic Systems for Patient Evaluation. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Mar 1;4(3):e210667. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0667.

  PMID: 33662134 RESULT

• Huang HW, Chen J, Chai PR, Ehmke C, Rupp P, Dadabhoy FZ, Feng A, Li C, Thomas AJ, da Silva M, Boyer EW, Traverso G. Mobile Robotic Platform for Contactless Vital Sign Monitoring. Cyborg Bionic Syst. 2022;2022:9780497. doi: 10.34133/2022/9780497. Epub 2022 Apr 30.

  PMID: 35571871 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19; Emergencies; Communicable Diseases, Emerging

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Communicable Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 29, 2020
• First Posted: June 30, 2020
• Study Start: March 10, 2020
• Primary Completion: August 3, 2020
• Study Completion: August 10, 2020
• Last Updated: September 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Locations

US (1)