Thermal Imaging of the Lung on a Smartphone to Differentiate Bacterial From Non Bacterial Causes of Pneumonia

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
• Main ID: NCT02778672
• Date of registration: 16/05/2016
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Boston University
• Public title: Thermal Imaging of the Lung on a Smartphone to Differentiate Bacterial From Non Bacterial Causes of Pneumonia
• Scientific title: Thermal Imaging of the Lung on a Smartphone to Differentiate Bacterial From Non Bacterial Causes of Pneumonia
• Date of first enrolment: May 2016
• Target sample size: 273
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02778672
• Study type: Observational
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Malawi

Contacts

• Name: Patricia L Hibberd, MD, PhD
• Affiliation: Boston University

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- patient at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi

- having chest x-ray done to rule out pneumonia

- thermal image can be taken within 24 hours of chest x-ray

- parent/guardian provides written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 12 Months
Gender: All

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Infections, Bacterial

Pneumonia, Bacterial

Intervention(s)

Other: Thermal imaging of infant's chest with a mobile phone

Primary Outcome(s)

Rate of concordance between thermal image and the concurrent chest x-ray regarding the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia [Time Frame: Within 24 hours of the chest x-ray]

Secondary ID(s)

H-35690

OPP1140544

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation