At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Access to the study treatment being tested
- Type of study
- Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- Harrison.ai Chest X-Ray Solution (device)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 13 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- Harrison.ai Chest X-Ray Solution — device: The Harrison.ai CXR module is an AI-driven clinical decision support tool that is designed to augment clinical interpretation of CXRs.
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
- Type of study
- Testing a treatment
- Ages
- 18 Years and over
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 17,000
- Started
- 2026-05-25
- Last checked
- 2026-05
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for cancer
- • NA - 17,000 participants
- • SEARCH-ED is a research study which is running in Emergency Department (ED) of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years and over
- • Diagnosed with cancer
Where?
- • Glasgow - Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
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.
More detail
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 an artificial intelligence (AI) computer programme can help doctors diagnose heart and lung problems from chest x-rays. The computer programme is made by Harrison.ai. It is approved for use in the United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (US) and the European Union (EU). Studies have been carried out previously to make sure it is safe to use and that it can detect signs of heart and lung problems. Many people who come to ED have a chest x-ray. Chest x-rays can show signs of heart or lung problems, which might be causing a patient's symptoms. All doctors can interpret chest x-rays. However, doctors who specialise in interpreting scans (radiologists) also provide an expert report for chest x-rays, describing what they have found. It can take a long time for chest x-ray reports to come back. Sometimes, doctors might miss signs of heart or lung problems. We want to see if using a computer programme to help doctors interpret chest x-rays could lead to more patients getting an accurate diagnosis. We want to compare how many people are diagnosed with heart or lung problems (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease \[COPD\], heart failure or lung cancer) for the first time when doctors have access to the computer programme results, in comparison to when they don't. Patients older than 18 who have a chest x-ray in ED will be included. Patients with chest x-rays flagged by the computer programme for heart failure or COPD will be invited to an outpatient clinic for further assessment post-discharge, providing they have not been referred for testing or had testing previously. All patients with chest x-rays flagged for lung cancer will be reviewed and acted on by the study radiologist. The study consists of 1) a retrospective component; 2) a prospective live trial; 3) a qualitative evaluation of acceptability to patients and clinicians, and 4) a health economic analysis.
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What we know so far
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years and over
- Who can join: All genders
Treatment history
Treatments you must have had:
- ✓ at least 4 months experience of working with Harrison CXR algorithm
What the study is looking for
- ✓Unconsented Use of Harrison CXR 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 Harrison CXR processing and secondary capture report provision.
- ✓Patient Focus Groups:
Who cannot take part
- ✗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...
- ✗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...
- ✗Patients who have been referred to palliative care for end-stage disease, or patients with severe frailty (i.e....
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Where Is This Study? (1 UK site)
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Glasgow, United Kingdom
How to Get in Touch
Clea Du Toit
Sponsor contactCONTACT
Dervla Carroll
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