Clinical Trial: A Prospective Study of a Haptic Device Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: A Prospective Study of a Haptic Device Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen

Brief Summary: The study hypothesis is a haptic sensor can aid in the evaluation of the acute abdomen. Investigators from the MSU Department of Surgery in Collaboration with MSU Engineering are assessing the ability of a non invasive, optical device that is placed on a patients abdomen (much like an ultrasound transducer) to evaluate a patient with an acute abdominal presentation. Conditions such as appendicitis, cholecystitis, diverticulitis or small bowel obstruction will be examined with the haptic device. Data will be collected by the device and later compared to the abdominal findings recorded from an examination conducted by the principle investigator who is a surgeon. The surgeon will not have acess to data collected by the haptic sensor and therefore it will have no impact on the decision making process in the care of the patient. The impact on the individual patient will require obtaining a consent to participate in the study, a few minutes to place the device gently on the abdomen and collect the sensor data. There is no direct benefit to the patient by participating in the study. The potential for such a study may be to develop the technology to have a device that non-medical staff can use to collect patient data and transmit that data to a healthcare provider at another location.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Michigan State University

Current Primary Outcome: Hardness of the abdominal wall [ Time Frame: At intial presentation with abdominal pain ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: temperature of the abdominal wall [ Time Frame: At initial presentation ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Michigan State University

Dates:
Date Received: November 6, 2013
Date Started: December 2013
Date Completion:
Last Updated: June 11, 2014
Last Verified: June 2014