Validation of the Transport of Biological Material by Drone

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The Hospital Group of Territory Somme Littoral Sud, through its biology sector and in partnership with the company DELIVRONE, aims to engage in the experiment of transporting biological samples by means of a drone platform. Transport by air will be between the CHAM, the Abbeville Hospital and the CHU Amiens-Picardie by flying as much as possible over the waterways via the Somme. With a flight speed of around 100km/h at an altitude between 80 and 120 m, drones will be able to connect sites in less than an hour by transporting packages between 2 and 3 kg. Powered by propellers connected to rechargeable batteries, these drones do not emit CO2. This type of transport has not been validated in France by measuring the analytical impact of transport constraints for medical biology, and has never been evaluated according to the criteria of ISO 15189 standard allowing the certification of medical biology laboratories. Validation steps of this transportation method are therefore necessary on pathological samples prior to routine use. The aim of the project is to validate the transport of biological samples by drone under defined flight conditions between CHAM and CHU Amiens-Picardie

Official Title
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Validation of the Conditions of Transport of Biological Material by Drone Within the Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire Somme Littoral Sud

Conditions
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Drone Transport, Biological Samples, Unmanned Aerial System

Intervention / Treatment
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* Biological: blood sampling
* Other: drone transportation
* Other: car transportation


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: participants of legal age No contraindication to blood collection Voluntary informed and consenting participants Exclusion Criteria: Impossible to collect sufficient blood volume Refusal to participate in the study

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: car transportation<br>blood sample tube will be transported by courier (reference treatment) | Biological: blood sampling<br>* Blood sampling from healthy volunteers<br>Other: car transportation<br>* car transportation<br>|
| Experimental: drone transportation<br>blood sample tube will be prepared for transport by drone (departure from CHAM, 1 hour flight, arrival at CHUAP) | Biological: blood sampling<br>* Blood sampling from healthy volunteers<br>Other: drone transportation<br>* drone transportation<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Variation of destination arrival between both transportation types | Arrival of the load at its destination | one hour | 
| Variation of sample temperature during transportation | maintaining the defined temperatures | one hour | 
| Variation of sample allotted time after both transportation types | Absence of variation of the allotted time of both samples after transportation | one hour | 
| Variation of sample degradation after both transportation types | Absence of physical degradation of both samples after transportation | one hour | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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drone transport, biological samples, unmanned aerial system, UAS