Validation of a Smart Phone App to Non-invasively Measure the Size of Children
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
- Enrollment
- 627
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Comparison of the size measured by the smart phone app with the child's size.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Smart phones are omnipresent. Apps exist to calculate size of medical equipment and doses of medication if a valid weight or age is entered. During emergency situations, these values are often unknown. An App has been developed to measure the size of a child noninvasively. This App is now to be validated in clinical practice. App measured size is calculated and compared to the real size of a child. Via known percentiles of age/weight of the child is calculated upon the App measured size. This value is compared to the mother's, physician's and nurses estimation of the size and weight.
Depending on the size multiple algorithms exist to estimate weight, age and medical values. ("Kindersicher ®", "Notfalllineal ®" and "Broselow Tape ®"). These estimations by the calculations will also be compared to actual weight and age.
Children from 0-12 years of age are included in the emergency Department of the Children's Hospital of the University of Zurich after informed consent obtained by the parents. No therapy decisions from these calculations will be made. The therapy is independent of this study.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- — to 12 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •male and female patients 0-12 years of age (45 per age group)
- •obtained informed consent
- •admitted to the emergency department of the Children's Hospital of the University of Zurich
Exclusion Criteria
- •physically or mentally unable for measurement
- •denial of informed consent
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Comparison of the size measured by the smart phone app with the child's size.
Time Frame: immediate, no follow up
Secondary Outcomes
- Comparison of the estimations calculated upon the smart phone measured size (via known percentiles) with the real age and weight.(immediate, no follow up)
- Comparison of estimations by parents, physicians and nurses with the actual size and weight.(immediate, no follow up)
- Comparison of estimations by "Kindersicher ®", "Notfalllineal ®" and "Broselow Tape ®" with real age and weight.(immediate, no follow up)
Investigators
Philipp Stein
Dr. med. Philipp Stein
University of Zurich