Simple badge hack could make X-Ray exposure safer for surgeons
NCT ID NCT06659939
First seen Jul 09, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests a simple idea: attaching the radiation dosimeter to the hospital access badge that staff already wear. The goal is to see if this increases how often operating room staff actually wear their dosimeters during X-ray procedures. Better compliance would mean more reliable data on radiation exposure, helping to protect healthcare workers. The study involves about 118 participants across multiple hospitals.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Badge-Dosi (combined dosimeter and access badge)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could make radiation exposure monitoring more reliable for operating room staff, helping to ensure their safety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on compliance, not health outcomes. The approach may not work in all hospitals or may not change actual exposure levels.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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118 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: TEST group : * People working in the operating room at least 80% of the time (excluding people working less than 80% of the time). * Have been monitored by a delayed-reading dosimeter for at least 1 year. * Carry an access card (i.e. be the holder). LIFE group : * Person working in the same centre as the people in the TEST group. * Person not exposed to radiation at their workstation * Holder of an access card HOME group : \- Person working in the same centre as people in the TEST Group and live near the center Exclusion Criteria: For all Groups : * Person objecting to data processing * Interns/externs/non-permanent staff likely to change jobs during the study period * Person who had a nuclear medicine examination within 15 days before the start of the study * Anyone who had internal vectorised therapy with iodine-131 or Lu-177 within 30 days before the start of the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University hospital
Orléans, 45000, France
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University hospital
Pessac, 33604, France
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University hospital
Toulouse, 31000, France
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University hospital
Tours, 37044, France
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