The VISION-Acute Study [COVID-19]
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The measure of vital signs by Lifelight data collect software in comparison to standard of care in acutely unwell patients: The VISION-Acute Study
IRAS ID
286349
Contact name
Anoop Chauhan
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Xim Ltd.
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 4 days
Research summary
Lifelight® is a computer program (“app”) which can be used on standard smart devices that contain a camera. The app uses data from looking at a person’s face to calculate four vital signs; blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen levels and breathing rate. The app is still under development, meaning that it is still “learning” the best match between the information it collects from the face and the values of vital signs measured using standard equipment. The app needs more information from people with abnormal blood oxygen levels to become more accurate at measuring this vital sign. We also need more information to show how accurate the app is at measuring all four vital signs. \n\nThis study will recruit two groups of people who are attending a hospital as an inpatient. The first group will be people expected to have abnormal blood oxygen levels such as those with acute respiratory problems including those with COVID-19. The second group will be people expected to have abnormal blood pressure.\nThe exact number of participants recruited will depend on how quickly the app “learns” and how many of the vital signs collected are outside of the normal range. For the first group of participants, we will use a camera to collect data about the changes in their face and use this to teach the app how to measure blood oxygen level and also to check how well the app measures blood oxygen level, heart rate and respiratory rate, as compared to using usual measurement methods. For the second group of participants, we will use a camera to collect data about the changes in their face to check how well the app measures blood pressure and respiratory rate, as compared to usual measurement methods. All of the data will be anonymised and stored safely.\n
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/YH/0228
Date of REC Opinion
3 Aug 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion