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NCT Number: NCT02805192

Validation of a Smart Phone App to Non-invasively Measure the Size of Children

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Growth and Development Body Weight Disease Attributes Emergencies Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

Up to 12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universtity Hospital Zurich

Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Size Measurement by a Smart phone App

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparison of the size measured by the smart phone app with the child's size.

    Time frame: immediate, no follow up

Secondary outcomes

  1. Comparison of the estimations calculated upon the smart phone measured size (via known percentiles) with the real age and weight.

    Time frame: immediate, no follow up

  2. Comparison of estimations by "Kindersicher ®", "Notfalllineal ®" and "Broselow Tape ®" with real age and weight.

    Time frame: immediate, no follow up

  3. Comparison of estimations by parents, physicians and nurses with the actual size and weight.

    Time frame: immediate, no follow up

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Zurich

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jun 17, 2016
Registry last updated
May 3, 2017

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