NCT04452695

Acceptability of Telehealth Triage Using Robotic Systems in COVID-19

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• COVID-19
• Telemedicine
• Robotics
• Emergencies
• Emerging Infectious Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Doctor Spot	Robotic platform (Boston Dynamics) controlled by clinician with video interface to facilitate telemedicine triage

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-03-10
• Primary completion: 2020-08-03
• Completion: 2020-08-10
• First posted: 2020-06-30
• Last updated: 2022-09-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States