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DRONE based healthcare delivery system

Deployment of a RObust NEed based aerial healthcare delivery system - DRONE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/050661
Enrollment
20
Registered
2023-03-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Surgically resected specimen requiring frozen section examination. For pilot human tissue specimens to be discarded will be transported using the drone.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
This will be measured in terms of the impact on the decrease in the TAT, increased accessibility of the diagnostic method. Feasibility, will be assessed in terms of usability of the UAV for transporting of the frozen section, personnel and equipment requirement and delivery of sample for diagnosis in a viable condition. Qualitative outcomes in terms of improvement in response time, improved accessibility to diagnostics and surgical procedures and ease of carrying out the tasks will be measured and analyzed. Timepoint: End of the study (6 months)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Qualitative outcomes in terms of improvement in response time, improved accessibility to diagnostics and surgical procedures and ease of carrying out the tasks will be measured and analyzed. Timepoint: End of the study (6 months)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKirthinath Ballala Advala Beedu

Kasturba Medical College

kirthinath.ballala@manipal.edu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026