Portable Dynamic Chest X-Ray for ICU Patients

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Recruiting

Led By Gyorgy Frendl, MD PhD

Research Sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Must not have

Patients where additional radiation is clinically contraindicated

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 2 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing a new portable technology called Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR) in the ICU. DDR captures dynamic images of the lungs and breathing at a fast rate, providing more detailed information than traditional

Who is the study for?

This trial is for ICU patients with various lung conditions like pneumonia, COPD, or rib fractures. It's testing a new portable chest X-ray machine called DDR. To join, patients must be in the ICU and could benefit from advanced lung imaging.

What is being tested?

The trial is studying Portable Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR), which takes moving images of the lungs to help doctors see how well they're working. It compares these images to standard ones to check if DDR gives better information.

What are the potential side effects?

Since DDR is a diagnostic tool similar to regular X-rays but more advanced, it doesn't have direct side effects like medications do. However, there may be risks related to radiation exposure.

Eligibility Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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Additional radiation is not safe for me.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 2 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 2 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 2 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

I. Extended clinical trial to study the degree of precision of the Portable DDR technology in assessing the cardiopulmonary functions of diaphragm and lung motion.

II. Extended clinical trial to study the degree of precision of the Portable DDR technology in assessing the cardiopulmonary functions of pulmonary blood flow.

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Portable Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR) + Clinical Gold Standard ImagingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Dynamic digital radiography (DDR) is a new version of chest radiography from Konica Minolta (KM) that provides more advanced measures of lung motion, ventilation, and perfusion compared to traditional chest radiography. DDR scans are dynamic images that have a rate of 15 frames per second (for 7-20 seconds), acting as a mini-fluorography machine with radiation that is only slightly greater than a traditional chest x-ray. Every patient will receive both a DDR scan and a gold standard scan. Each patient's DDR images will be compared to the golden standard that is completed as part of the patient's routine standard of care. For instance, for many ICU patients this includes traditional chest x-rays, ultrasounds or VQ scans.

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