New bedside X-Ray could give ICU doctors a moving picture of the lungs

NCT ID NCT06538376

Recruiting now Diagnosis Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study is testing a new portable X-ray machine called Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR) that takes 15 images per second to show how the lungs move and blood flows. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital will use it on 230 ICU patients with various lung conditions to see if it provides clearer, more useful information than standard chest X-rays. The goal is to see if this bedside tool can help doctors diagnose problems like pneumonia, fluid in the lungs, or diaphragm issues without moving critically ill patients.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Portable Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR) imaging
What this could lead to: If successful, this portable X-ray could help doctors in the ICU diagnose lung problems faster and more accurately at the bedside, without moving patients to other machines.
What could go wrong: This is an early feasibility study, not a large treatment trial. It only tests image quality, not patient outcomes, so even if it works, it may not change how patients are treated.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute transplant rejection Airway Obstruction bone fracture chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Hemothorax mesothelioma middle lobe syndrome Pleural Effusion pneumonia pneumothorax Pulmonary Atelectasis pulmonary edema pulmonary embolism respiratory paralysis Rib Fractures

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ACUTE COPD EXACERBATION ACUTE REJECTION OF LUNG TRANSPLANT (DISORDER) AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION ASTHMA COPD ATELECTASIS DIAPHRAGMATIC PARALYSIS HEMOTHORAX MESOTHELIOMA PLEURAL EFFUSION PNEUMONIA PNEUMOTHORAX PULMONARY EDEMA PULMONARY EMBOLISM RIB FRACTURES

Contacts and locations

Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITING

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

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