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A Smart, "Always -On" Health Monitoring System

Completed
Conditions
Premature Birth
Registration Number
NCT02865070
Lead Sponsor
Northwestern University
Brief Summary

This is a pilot study is to test a wireless, skin-sensor device against current technology in the NICU to monitor vitals

Detailed Description

This is a single center, prospective, observational study that will recruit subjects from Lurie Children's Hospital and Prentice Women's Hospital to test a new wireless vitals monitor against the current vitals monitors used in the NICU. Patients will be neonates in different age brackets.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
38
Inclusion Criteria
  • Neonates in different age cohorts from ages 25 weeks gestational age to fullterm infants or infants up to 6 months of age, selected with assistance of NICU staff
  • Currently in NICU and requiring monitoring for heart rate, ECG, respiratory rate, temperature, and pulse oximetry
  • Parents able to understand and provide informed consent for study
  • Infants enrolled in the Pre-Vent study (sub-study only)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Over 6 months of age
  • Hemodynamic or other instability precluding testing of new monitoring with concurrent standards
  • Infants at imminent risk of death and neonates with a skin abnormality that precludes assessment

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation of vital parameters against current technology15 min, 3 hours, 24 hours, 1 week
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse events from wireless monitoring sensor assessed through Neonatal Skin Condition Score (NSCS)-sub-study only24 hours, 1 week

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lurie Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Lurie Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States

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