Thermal Imaging to Diagnose and Monitor Suspected Bacterial Infections

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02292498

Enrollment

Registered

2014-11-17

Start date

2014-11-30

Completion date

2016-06-30

Last updated

2017-05-03

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Conditions

Infections, Bacterial, Pneumonia, Bacterial

Keywords

imaging, diagnostic, feasibility

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of using thermal images to diagnose bacterial pneumonia instead of a chest x-ray in the future. More specifically, the objectives of this study are: 1) to determine if thermal imaging, using a commercial thermal camera can detect areas of heat emitted from the chest in similar locations to where a chest X-ray shows focal consolidation consistent with bacterial pneumonia; 2) to evaluate whether changes in heat emitted from the chest changes over time if it is possible to obtain serial images of the chest.

Interventions

DEVICEFLIR ONE

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Subject sent for a clinical chest X-ray (not research) to rule out pneumonia * Thermal images obtained using FLIR ONE within 4 hours of the chest x-ray * Signed informed consent obtained * Subject is a patient at a participating clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
feasibility of diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia	4 hours	Thermal imaging will be compared to the chest x-ray taken within 4 hours to see if bacterial pneumonia is present

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026