Phone camera could help doctors see how deep a Child's burn is
NCT ID NCT03702972
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study planned to see if a cheap thermal camera that attaches to a smartphone could help doctors figure out how deep a child's second-degree burn is. Deep burns often need skin grafts, but it can take over a week to tell. The idea was that deeper, cooler areas would show up on the thermogram. However, the study was withdrawn before any children were enrolled, so we don't have results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Flir One thermal camera
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a low-cost way to assess burn depth in children, helping doctors decide sooner whether surgery is needed.
- What could go wrong
- The study was withdrawn with no participants enrolled, so no data were collected. The approach is still unproven in children.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2018
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2019
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.
Who is studied
Minor patients hospitalized in the Burns Surgery Department at Trousseau Hospital with second degree burns less than 10 days old, less than 10% of total body surface area
- Ages
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Up to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Age \<18 years, * Acute burns (\<10 days of evolution) of the second degree * Body surface burned \<10% of total body area * Hospitalized patients for a period of 4 months and 15 days in the plastic surgery and burns department at Trousseau Hospital in Paris. * Affiliates to the general system of social security as having the right of the holders of parental authority Exclusion Criteria: * Burns of the first degree, * Third degree burns, * fever episode not caused by burning, * Surgical procedure on burn before measurement, * Impossibility to communicate with the holders of the parental authority or opposition formulated to the participation
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