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

Boston University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infections, Bacterial; Pneumonia, Bacterial

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

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02778672

H-35690

OPP1140544 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a study of up to 275 participants from birth to 12 months who are having a chest x-ray while a patient at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. Participants will have thermal pictures of their chest taken by trained study staff using a Smartphone and a FLIR ONE attachment. Thermal images will be read by trained study staff to determine if bacterial pneumonia is present. Results of the thermal images will then be compared to the results of the chest X-ray. If additional images of the chest are available, additional thermal images will be taken of the same location within 24 hours of the other image.

Enrollment: 273 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 12 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

• none

Trial design

273 participants in 1 patient group

Infants with potential pneumonia

Treatment:

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