The Use of Wireless Sensors in Neonatal Intensive Care

NCT ID: NCT04956354

Last Updated: 2024-12-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

75 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-15

Study Completion Date

2026-07-31

Brief Summary

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The study will be conducted in a convenience sample of 75 infants admitted to the NICU at the Montreal Children's Hospital, divided into 3 phases: (a) Phase 1a - monitoring for 8h per day for 4 consecutive days, (b) Phase 1b - monitoring between 2h to 8h per day for 2 to 4 consecutive days, and (c) Phase 2- monitoring for 96h continuously.

Study objectives include:

1. Demonstrate the feasibility of continuous wireless monitoring in term and preterm infants with variable degrees of maturation and acuity in the NICU.
2. Assess safety of using a special wireless sensor system in neonates.
3. Evaluate the accuracy of proposed wireless technology as compared to standard monitoring technology in the NICU.

Detailed Description

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Infants admitted in the NICU are all subject to continuous monitoring of vital signs such as heart rate, respirations and oxygen saturation (SpO2) by placing sensors, leads, or bands directly on infant's skin and connecting them to monitors via wires. However, despite the rapid technological advances in wireless monitoring and wearable devices across various industries, the health care sector has traditionally lagged. Therefore, the investigators aim to explore the safety and effectiveness of wireless monitoring (ANNE™ Monitoring System) and compare it with the traditional wired monitoring system on infants with variable degrees of maturity in the NICU.

More specifically, the investigators aim to examine (1) if it is feasible and to implement a wireless monitoring system in both term and preterm infants in the NICU; (2) if it is safe to use this particular wireless monitoring system among neonates; and (3) the accuracy of the wireless monitoring technology compared to the stand-of-care monitoring in the NICU.

Conditions

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Preterm Birth Apnea of Newborn

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Phase 1a

Once the setup of the study sensors is complete, clinical and physiological data will be continuously acquired for 8h during daytime, for 4 consecutive days. In addition, photographs of the skin at the site of placement of the sensors will be taken before sensors placement and after removal.

Hourly axillary temperature measured by the bedside nurse (as part of routine care) will be manually recorded for each patient by the research team. A temperature and humidity recorder will also be placed around 15cm from the infants to continuously record air temperature and humidity.

ANNE™ Monitoring System (2 sensors) - version B

Intervention Type DEVICE

ANNE™ is a wireless vital sign monitoring device that uses soft, flexible, skin-mountable biosensors (ANNE™ Chest and ANNE™ Limb) with Bluetooth® 5 enabled and encrypted data communication to an iPad application. Study sensors to be applied on patients are:

Sensor 1 - A chest unit (ANNE™ Chest) with embedded battery, sensors, and a three-axis accelerometer that captures the following signals: electrocardiography (ECG), temperature, seismocardiography (SCG) and the chest wall movements.

Sensor 2 - A limb unit (ANNE™ Limb) with embedded battery that captures the photoplethysmography (PPG) and SpO2 signals.

Phase 1b

Once the setup of the study sensors is complete, clinical and physiological data will be continuously acquired between 2h to 8h during daytime, for 2 to 4 consecutive days. In addition, photographs of the skin at the site of placement of the sensors will be taken before sensors placement and after removal.

A temperature and humidity recorder will also be placed around 15cm from the infants to continuously record air temperature and humidity.

ANNE™ Monitoring System (2 sensors) - version C

Intervention Type DEVICE

ANNE™ is a wireless vital sign monitoring device that uses soft, flexible, skin-mountable biosensors (ANNE™ Arc and ANNE™ Limb) with Bluetooth® 5 enabled and encrypted data communication to an iPad application. Study sensors to be applied on patients are:

Sensor 1 - ANNE™ Arc with a Lithium-Polymer battery that contains a 6-axial inertial measurement unit (IMU), which includes a 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer, a power management component, an analog front-end component, passive electrodes for ECG, and bio-impedance feature that capture the following waveforms: heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR) and skin temperature.

Sensor 2 - A limb unit (ANNE™ Limb) with embedded battery that captures the photoplethysmography (PPG) and SpO2 signals.

Phase 2

Once the setup of the study sensors is complete, clinical and physiological data will be continuously acquired for a longer monitoring period - i.e., 96 consecutive hours. In consideration with device battery life, the devices will be replaced daily. In addition, photographs of the skin at the site of placement of the sensors will be taken at baseline, device replacement, and at 96h. The research team will also measure respirations using uncalibrated RIP belts at the level of the chest and abdomen (2 to 3 continuous hours each day). Two respiratory bands will be placed circumferentially around the infant's chest and around the abdomen to measure chest and abdominal wall movements, respectively.

A temperature and humidity recorder will also be placed around 15cm from the infants to continuously record air temperature and humidity.

ANNE™ Monitoring System (2 sensors) - version C

Intervention Type DEVICE

ANNE™ is a wireless vital sign monitoring device that uses soft, flexible, skin-mountable biosensors (ANNE™ Arc and ANNE™ Limb) with Bluetooth® 5 enabled and encrypted data communication to an iPad application. Study sensors to be applied on patients are:

Sensor 1 - ANNE™ Arc with a Lithium-Polymer battery that contains a 6-axial inertial measurement unit (IMU), which includes a 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer, a power management component, an analog front-end component, passive electrodes for ECG, and bio-impedance feature that capture the following waveforms: heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR) and skin temperature.

Sensor 2 - A limb unit (ANNE™ Limb) with embedded battery that captures the photoplethysmography (PPG) and SpO2 signals.

Interventions

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ANNE™ Monitoring System (2 sensors) - version B

ANNE™ is a wireless vital sign monitoring device that uses soft, flexible, skin-mountable biosensors (ANNE™ Chest and ANNE™ Limb) with Bluetooth® 5 enabled and encrypted data communication to an iPad application. Study sensors to be applied on patients are:

Sensor 1 - A chest unit (ANNE™ Chest) with embedded battery, sensors, and a three-axis accelerometer that captures the following signals: electrocardiography (ECG), temperature, seismocardiography (SCG) and the chest wall movements.

Sensor 2 - A limb unit (ANNE™ Limb) with embedded battery that captures the photoplethysmography (PPG) and SpO2 signals.

Intervention Type DEVICE

ANNE™ Monitoring System (2 sensors) - version C

ANNE™ is a wireless vital sign monitoring device that uses soft, flexible, skin-mountable biosensors (ANNE™ Arc and ANNE™ Limb) with Bluetooth® 5 enabled and encrypted data communication to an iPad application. Study sensors to be applied on patients are:

Sensor 1 - ANNE™ Arc with a Lithium-Polymer battery that contains a 6-axial inertial measurement unit (IMU), which includes a 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer, a power management component, an analog front-end component, passive electrodes for ECG, and bio-impedance feature that capture the following waveforms: heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR) and skin temperature.

Sensor 2 - A limb unit (ANNE™ Limb) with embedded battery that captures the photoplethysmography (PPG) and SpO2 signals.

Intervention Type DEVICE

ANNE™ Monitoring System (2 sensors) - version C

ANNE™ is a wireless vital sign monitoring device that uses soft, flexible, skin-mountable biosensors (ANNE™ Arc and ANNE™ Limb) with Bluetooth® 5 enabled and encrypted data communication to an iPad application. Study sensors to be applied on patients are:

Sensor 1 - ANNE™ Arc with a Lithium-Polymer battery that contains a 6-axial inertial measurement unit (IMU), which includes a 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer, a power management component, an analog front-end component, passive electrodes for ECG, and bio-impedance feature that capture the following waveforms: heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR) and skin temperature.

Sensor 2 - A limb unit (ANNE™ Limb) with embedded battery that captures the photoplethysmography (PPG) and SpO2 signals.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy term infants in room air at enrollment
* Term infants with perinatal asphyxia undergoing therapeutic hypothermia at enrollment
* Healthy preterm infants in room air at enrollment
* Preterm infants on continuous positive airway pressure at enrollment
* Preterm infants on conventional mechanical ventilation at enrollment
* Preterm infants on high frequency ventilation at enrollment
* Preterm infants on nasal intermittent positive end expiratory pressure at enrollment
* Preterm infants on continuous positive airway pressure at enrollment

Exclusion Criteria

* Congenital anomalies and surgical conditions (ex: gastroschisis, omphalocele, congenital diaphragmatic hernia)
* Congenital heart disorders
* Congenital skin infections or known conditions with fragile skin (such as epidermolysis bullosa)
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Hours

Maximum Eligible Age

1 Month

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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McGill University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Northwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Guilherme Sant'Anna, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Guilherme M Sant'Anna, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Wissam Shalish, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Robert E Kearney, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McGill University

Locations

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Montreal Children's Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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Wireless NICU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id