PREVENT - Prospective Rhythm Event Surveillance in the ER With NetGuard

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiac Event
• Interventions: Procedure: NetGuard Automated Clinician Alert System

• Registration Number: NCT00750958
• Lead Sponsor: Datascope Patient Monitoring

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of clinically significant rhythm and rate changes in ED patients who are not placed on conventional telemetry, and to test the user-friendliness of a automated clinician alter device in hectic and noisy setting of a busy emergency room.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-06
• Primary Completion: 2008-07
• Study Completion: 2008-07
• Status Verified: 2008-09
• Study First Submitted: 2008-09-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-09-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-09-10
• Study First Posted: 2008-09-11
• Last Update Posted: 2008-09-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 287

Inclusion Criteria

• > 18 yes
• Agree to participate in study
• Telemetry not indicated
• Telemetry not available
• Willingness to complete a questionnaire-

Exclusion Criteria

• Refusal to participate
• Know sensitivity to adhesive
• Language/communication barriers
• Perceived high risk for lack of study compliance

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	NetGuard Automated Clinician Alert System	ED patients that are not monitored with conventional therapy.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of clinically significant rhythm and rate changes in ED patients.	Patient ED stay

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measure of user-friendliness of the device.	Patient ED stay

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Dr Charles Pollack; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Pennsylvania; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States