Strategy for EArly Recognition of Cancer, COPD & Heart Failure in the Emergency Department (NCT07391280) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Strategy for EArly Recognition of Cancer, COPD & Heart Failure in the Emergency Department
25,000 participantsStarted 2026-02-16
Plain-language summary
SEARCH-ED is a research study which is running in Emergency Department (ED) of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The aim of the study is to find out if using a computer programme can help doctors diagnose heart and lung problems from chest x-rays.
We want to compare how many people are diagnosed with heart or lung problems for the first time when doctors have access to the computer programme results, in comparison to when they don't.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
Unconsented Use of AE Algorithm in Emergency Department (ED):
* Frontal Chest X-Ray (CXR) (AP or PA) acquired in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) ED
* Patients aged 18 or over
* Appropriate meta data (DICOM) to allow for Annalise Enterprise processing and secondary capture report provision.
Patient Focus Groups:
* Aged 18 or over
* Able to provide written, informed consent in English.
Clinician Focus Groups:
* Aged 18 or over
* Able to provide written, informed consent in English.
* Working as a doctor, advanced nurse practitioner or advanced clinical practitioner in ED, radiology or downstream medical specialties
* For post-implementation focus groups only, must have at least 4 months experience of working with AE algorithm.
Diagnostic Clinic:
* Patients without terminal illness or advanced frailty
* Usual healthcare provider based in NHS GGC
Exclusion Criteria:
Applies to use of unconsented CXRs:
\- Patient has requested that they are removed from the study, or has objected to the use of AI in their routine clinical care and this has been subsequently upheld by the health board.
Applies to invitation to combined diagnostic clinic:
* Patients not available to follow up, including patients i.e. whose the patient's usual care (or onward care following index admission) is out-with NHS GGC.
* Patients who have been referred to palliative care for end-stage disease, or patients with severe frailty (i.e.
bedbound) will not be invited…
What they're measuring
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Proportion of patients identified with a confirmed new diagnosis of heart failure, based on subsequent clinical assessment and guideline-based investigation.