Thermal Imaging, Neonatal Pneumonia, Tachypnea
Conditions
Keywords
healthy neonate, tachypnea, thermal imaging, pneumonia
Brief summary
This is a study to evaluate thermal imaging as a technology to monitor the normal clearing of amniotic fluid from healthy newborns and newborns suspected of having a condition called transient tachypnea of the newborn, or TTN. Thermal images are taken using an imaging device that attaches to an iPhone. This device, commercially known as FLIR ONE, creates a non-identifiable image based on the heat pattern of an object. In this case, the object is a child's chest and back. It does not emit any radiation like an x-ray does.
Interventions
DEVICEThermal Imaging
FLIR ONE attachment to an iPhone
Sponsors
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 3 Days
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
(healthy and suspected TTN babies): * Full term (greater than or equal to 37 weeks gestation) * less than 3 days old * born via normal vaginal delivery Inclusion Criteria (only for suspected TTN babies): * neonatologist assesses baby as possibly having TTN * chest x-ray done as part of evaluation for TTN * no other significant co-morbid conditions present
Exclusion criteria
* parents do not consent to have baby participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| asymmetric heat distribution | within the first 3 days of life | thermal imaging will be used to capture asymmetric heat distribution across lung fields |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed