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NCT Number: NCT05885568

Validation of the Transport of Biological Material by Drone

The Hospital Group of Territory Somme Littoral Sud, through its biology sector and in partnership with the company DELIVRONE, aims to engage in the experiment of transporting biological samples by means of a drone platform. Transport by air will be between the CHAM, the Abbeville Hospital and the CHU Amiens-Picardie by flying as much as possible over the waterways via the Somme. With a flight speed of around 100km/h at an altitude between 80 and 120 m, drones will be able to connect sites in less than an hour by transporting packages between 2 and 3 kg. Powered by propellers connected to rechargeable batteries, these drones do not emit CO2. This type of transport has not been validated in France by measuring the analytical impact of transport constraints for medical biology, and has never been evaluated according to the criteria of ISO 15189 standard allowing the certification of medical biology laboratories. Validation steps of this transportation method are therefore necessary on pathological samples prior to routine use.

The aim of the project is to validate the transport of biological samples by drone under defined flight conditions between CHAM and CHU Amiens-Picardie

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Key information

Conditions

Drone Transport Biological Samples Unmanned Aerial System

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CHU Amiens Picardie

Amiens, Picardie, 80054, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • participants of legal age
  • No contraindication to blood collection
  • Voluntary
  • informed and consenting participants

Exclusion criteria

  • Impossible to collect sufficient blood volume
  • Refusal to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

Blood sampling

Biological

Blood sampling from healthy volunteers

drone transportation

Other

drone transportation

car transportation

Other

car transportation

Primary outcomes

  1. Variation of destination arrival between both transportation types

    Time frame: one hour

    Arrival of the load at its destination

  2. Variation of sample temperature during transportation

    Time frame: one hour

    maintaining the defined temperatures

  3. Variation of sample allotted time after both transportation types

    Time frame: one hour

    Absence of variation of the allotted time of both samples after transportation

  4. Variation of sample degradation after both transportation types

    Time frame: one hour

    Absence of physical degradation of both samples after transportation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

Other

Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Arrondissement de Montreuil-sur-mer

Registry information

Official study title

Validation of the Conditions of Transport of Biological Material by Drone Within the "Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire Somme Littoral Sud"

Acronym: TRANS-AIRGHT

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jun 2, 2023
Registry last updated
Mar 31, 2026

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