Smartphone app gives voice back to silent patients

NCT ID NCT06027866

Summary

This study tested a new smartphone app designed to help patients with tracheostomies communicate. When patients have a breathing tube in their neck, they can't speak, which causes distress and safety risks. The app uses lip-reading technology to translate a patient's lip movements into words on a screen. Researchers observed 31 patients in critical care to see if this tool improved communication and gathered feedback from patients, families, and staff.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine Queen's University Belfast

    Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7BL, United Kingdom

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