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Clinical Trials/NCT06683170
NCT06683170
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Not Applicable

Validity and Feasibility of the Pregnancy Monitoring Belt - a Clinical Pilot Study

Anna Axelin0 sites35 target enrollmentFebruary 1, 2026
ConditionsValidation

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Pregnant women
Conditions
Validation
Sponsor
Anna Axelin
Enrollment
35
Primary Endpoint
fetal heart rate
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
3 months ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The aims of this clinical pilot study are to:

  1. to validate the following parameters: mother heart rate, mother ECG, fetal heart rate, contractions, mother oxygen saturation, mother breathing rate, mother blood pressure
  2. to evaluate the feasibility on detecting fetal movements
  3. to explore how pregnant women and health care professionals perceive the acceptability and usability of the pregnancy monitoring system
  4. to explore the possibility to support prenatal attachment between parent and fetus with remote pregnancy monitoring

The participating pregnant women will wear the pregnancy monitoring belt for 2 hours during of which, the data will be collected with pregnancy monitoring belt and patient monitor (reference device). The data from the pregnancy monitoring belt will be compared with the patient monitor data referred as golden standard. The acceptability and usability will be assessed by pregnant women and healthcare professionals by fulfilling a questionnaire and participating in interviews. The data collection will be conducted in hospital environment.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
February 1, 2026
End Date
May 1, 2026
Last Updated
3 months ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
Anna Axelin
Responsible Party
Sponsor Investigator
Principal Investigator

Anna Axelin

Professor

University of Turku

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • for pregnant women:
  • duration pf pregnancy at least 29+0 weeks
  • single pregnancy
  • age at least 18 years
  • ability to participate in Finnish No

Exclusion Criteria

  • Inclusion criteria for healthcare professionals:
  • being a healthcare professional working with pregnant women
  • being able to participate in Finnish No exclusion criteria

Arms & Interventions

Pregnant women

Pregnant women wearing the pregnancy monitoring belt for two hours. In addition, the hospital patient monitor will be used to measure mother ECG, heart rate, breathing rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, contractions and fetal heart rate and movements.

Healthcare professionals

Healthcare professionals participating in the pregnancy care.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

fetal heart rate

Time Frame: Two hour data collection

Fetal heart rate will be measured with the sensorized pregnancy monitoring belt and to evaluate the accuracy of the measurements, the fetal heart rate measurements will be compared with the hospital patient monitor (golden standard).

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