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Sébastien Haas-Ferrua1, Hugo Giaccardi1, Barbara Ancey1
1Paediatric Emergency Department, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice CHU-LENVAL, Nice, France.
Introduction:
Vital signs such as heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR), crucial for clinical assessment, are often challenging to measure in paediatric populations. Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG), a video-based measurement tool, has demonstrated accuracy in adults. The objective of this study is to compare HR and RR measurements obtained using rPPG with those from standard clinical monitoring in a paediatric population.
Methods And Analysis:
This is a monocentric, prospective study enrolling 600 paediatric participants. Each participant will have standard monitoring electrodes (ECG/impedance) placed on the chest while seated facing a camera for rPPG recording. Simultaneous HR and RR measurements will be recorded over periods of 30 and 60 s using both the standard monitor and the rPPG device. The intraclass correlation coefficient will be calculated to assess agreement between the rPPG and standard monitor measurements.
Ethics And Dissemination:
The study protocol has been approved by the French Agency for the Safety of Health Products (ANSM (Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament) registration no. IDRCB 2023-A02524-41) and by a French ethics committee (CPP Sud Méditerranée III at 29 August 2024, n°2024-A01324-43). The study's findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated at national and international conferences and through press releases.
Trial Registration Number:
Clinical Trials Registry (NCT06231654).
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