Artificial intelligence mobile health platform for early detection of COVID-19 in quarantine subjects using a wearable biosensor: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Journal: BMJ open
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: There is an outbreak of COVID-19 worldwide. As there is no effective therapy or vaccine yet, rigorous implementation of traditional public health measures such as isolation and quarantine remains the most effective tool to control the outbreak. When an asymptomatic individual with COVID-19 exposure is being quarantined, it is necessary to perform temperature and symptom surveillance. As such surveillance is intermittent in nature and highly dependent on self-discipline, it has limited effectiveness. Advances in biosensor technologies made it possible to continuously monitor physiological parameters using wearable biosensors with a variety of form factors.

Authors

  • Chun Ka Wong
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  • Deborah Tip Yin Ho
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  • Anthony Raymond Tam
    Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Mi Zhou
    The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China.
  • Yuk Ming Lau
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  • Milky Oi Yan Tang
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  • Raymond Cheuk Fung Tong
    Harmony Medical Inc, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  • Kuldeep Singh Rajput
  • Gengbo Chen
  • Soon Chee Chan
    Research and Development, Biofourmis, Singapore.
  • Chung Wah Siu
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong cwdsiu@hku.hk.
  • Ivan Fan Ngai Hung
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.