Safer and more efficient vital signs monitoring: an observational study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Patients at risk of deterioration in the hospital; Signs and Symptoms

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10863045
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Portsmouth

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.103921 (added 25/03/2021) 2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38551079/ (added 02/04/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-02-01
• Study Completion: 2021-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200640

Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 27/01/2020:
For the database study:
1. Aged 16 years and over
2. Admitted to any hospital from Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust since 1st January 2010 or Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 1st January 2017

For the observational study:
1. At each site, we will randomly select 4 wards on which to conduct observations

Previous inclusion criteria:
For the database study:
1. Aged 16 years and over
2. Admitted to any hospital from Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust or Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 1st January 2014

For the observational study:
1. At each site we will randomly select 4 wards on which to conduct observations

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients whose data are not entered into local electronic patient records
2. Patients who request that their details are not used for research
3. Patients on maternity wards

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified