VOICE-CF

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    VOICE-CF: Vocal Biomarker Analysis for Health Condition Detection in People with Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

  • IRAS ID

    289665

  • Contact name

    Andres Floto

  • Contact email

    arf27@cam.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • ISRCTN Number

    ISRCTN49949826

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    2 years, 0 months, 1 days

  • Research summary

    The aim of this study is to explore the potential of vocal biomarkers to assist in or improve the detection of health conditions in people with Cystic Fibrosis. The emphasis is on identifying onset and progression of pulmonary exacerbations.

    Using their smartphone, participants submit daily voice samples that will be analyzed for markers of various health conditions using labeled training data (physiological, activity and self-reported data) that is also collected on a daily basis. The Sonde voice sample collection and other home monitoring recordings will happen sequentially.

  • REC name

    North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    21/NE/0013

  • Date of REC Opinion

    19 Feb 2021

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion