FacED: facial vital signs recording in ED
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Use of Facial monitoring technology for recording vital signs in the Emergency Department waiting room (FacED): a feasibility study
IRAS ID
346745
Contact name
Ghazel Ebrat
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
In the Emergency Department (ED), recording heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen levels (vital signs) is essential to assess patients' health and monitor if their condition is worsening. However, busy staff and overcrowded EDs often cause delays in this process, putting patients at risk, especially those waiting to be seen.
We hope to find out if patients in the ED can use an internet application on their smartphone to measure their vital signs. By allowing patients to record their own vital signs while they wait, it could speed up the triage process, reduce workload for staff, and improve patient safety. The study will compare the smartphone application's accuracy to standard hospital equipment and see if this technology is easy to use and liked by both patients and healthcare staff. Additionally, we will ask a large number of patients to tell us their views about using smartphones as part of their care so we can use the results to inform future work.
REC name
London - Surrey Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/PR/0222
Date of REC Opinion
24 Mar 2025
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion