The Application of Infrared Thermography in the Prediction of Skin Healing in Surgery THERMS: THermography for Evaluation of Recovery and Monitoring of Surgical Wounds
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Thermal pattern changes associated with normal versus abnormal surgical wound healing
研究概览
简要总结
This study investigates whether infrared thermography, a harmless and non-invasive thermal camera technique, can help monitor how surgical wounds heal after skin surgery. The goal is to detect wound problems earlier, such as infection or delayed healing, and to support doctors in making timely clinical decisions.
详细描述
This study evaluates whether infrared thermography, a non-invasive technique that measures skin surface temperature, can help monitor how surgical wounds heal after dermatologic procedures. Surgical wounds may develop complications such as infection, delayed healing, or graft problems, and these issues are often detected only when visible changes appear on the skin. Because temperature changes can occur earlier than visible symptoms, thermal imaging may provide an earlier signal that a wound is not healing normally.
Participants in this study will have thermal images taken at several routine follow-up moments after their skin surgery. The imaging procedure is quick, painless, and does not touch the skin. By comparing temperature patterns over time, the study aims to understand whether specific thermal changes are linked to normal recovery or to early signs of wound problems.
The information gained from this study may help determine if handheld thermal cameras could be used as a supportive tool in clinical practice. Earlier identification of healing problems may allow clinicians to adjust treatment sooner and improve patient outcomes, while also providing a simple, accessible way to document wound progress.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Diagnostic
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Voluntary written informed consent of the participant or their legally authorized representative has been obtained prior to any screening procedures
- •Adult subjects (>18 years of age) at time of enrolment
- •Patients undergoing a surgical excision under local anesthesia
- •Indications of the excisions were skin lesions suspected to be malignant, skin lesions confirmed to be malignant via prior biopsy
排除标准
- •Patient has history of pre-existing diabetes type I and II
- •Patients with pre-existing chronic wound problems
- •Patients with renal dysfunction,
- •Patients with venous insufficiency confirmed via radiographic imaging
- •Patients who received radiotherapy in the affected area in the past
- •Patients with chronic steroid use in the past (> 3 months) or a immunosuppressant medication history
- •Female who is pregnant
研究组 & 干预措施
Thermography Monitoring Arm
Participants in this arm will undergo infrared thermography using the FLIR ONE PRO device at predefined postoperative time points. Thermal images of the surgical wound are captured without touching the skin. The temperature patterns are analyzed to monitor wound healing and to identify early signs of complications such as infection, delayed healing, or graft problems.
干预措施: Infrared thermography (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Thermal pattern changes associated with normal versus abnormal surgical wound healing
时间窗: Postoperative days 2-4 and day 7 for Mohs surgery; day 7 and day 14 for trunk and extremities; postoperative weeks 1-4 for scalp grafts.
Changes in wound temperature patterns detected through infrared thermography will be evaluated to determine whether they correspond to normal healing or early signs of complications such as infection, delayed healing, or graft problems. Thermal images will be analyzed for differences in temperature distribution, symmetry, and progression over time.
次要结局
- Overall feasibility and clinical utility of infrared thermography(Postoperative days 2-4 and day 7 (Mohs); day 7 and day 14 (trunk/extremities); postoperative weeks 1-4 (scalp).)