COVID-19, Emergencies, Emerging Infectious Disease, Robotics, Telemedicine
Conditions
Brief summary
The overall objective of this investigation is to understand the patient response to a robotic platform used to facilitate telehealth triage in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the manner in which emergency department triage is completed. Attempts at cohorting individuals with potential COVID-19 disease in order to prevent disease transmission to healthcare workers and minimize the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) have renewed interest in telemedical solutions as a method to triage and manage individuals with COVID-19. This investigation deploys a legged robotic platform to facilitate agile, highly mobile telemedicine to manage COVID-19 patients in the emergency department. The primary objective is to measure the patient response to interacting with these systems.
Interventions
DEVICEDoctor Spot
Robotic platform (Boston Dynamics) controlled by clinician with video interface to facilitate telemedicine triage
Sponsors
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Presenting to the emergency department for evaluation * \> 18 years old
Exclusion criteria
* Brought to emergency department via ambulance * \<18 years old * non-english speaking * in extremis, or unable to participate due to underlying acute medical condition
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptance of robotic telehealth system | Immediately after completion of triage | Quantitative questionnaire on the acceptance of virtual robotic care graded on a likert scale (higher scores better) |
| Willingness to interact with robotic telehealth system | Immediately after completion of triage | Quantitative questionnaire on the willingness to use this system again based on a likert scale (higher scores better) |
| Satisfaction of interacting with a robotic telehealth system | Immediately after completion of triage | Quantitative questionnaire on the user satisfaction with their triage experience (How satisfied were you with your experience interacting with the robotic system today?) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Use of robotic system versus in-person triage | Immediately after completion of triage | Quantitative questionnaire comparing robotic triage process with in-person triage: Do you think your interaction with the robotic system was better, the same or no different than an in-person evaluation?) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed