Trial Outcomes & Findings for The COSMOS Trial. A Pilot Study A Pilot Study (NCT NCT05280574)

NCT ID: NCT05280574

Last Updated: 2025-02-24

Results Overview

The vital sign abnormalities is a 5-component composite including the durations of SpO2 \<85%, heart rate \<45/min, heart rate \>130/min, respiratory rate \<4/min and respiratory rate \>30/min.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Target enrollment

250 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Up to 72 hours after surgery

Results posted on

2025-02-24

Participant Flow

Phase 1 enrolled 100 patients with continuous vital sign monitoring blinded to patients and clinicians. Phase 2 randomized 150 patients to either blinded or unblinded continuous monitoring.

Phase 1: A prospective observation cohort phase (no randomization) designed to identify suitable alert thresholds for continuous oxygen saturation, heart rate, and respiratory rate for phase 2. Patient characteristics weren't collected per protocol, ,and analysis was completely qualitative. Phase 2: A randomized trial phase. 176 patients consented, 26 patients withdrew before randomization: * 21 patients went to ICU after surgery * 5 patients declined to attend the study.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Phase 1 - Prospective Observational Cohort Study: Blinded GE Portrait Monitoring
Patients received continuous vital sign monitoring blinded to patients and clinicians. Phase 1 was a prospective cohort study without randomization. Patient characteristics weren't collected per protocol, and analysis was completely qualitative.
Phase 2 - Randomized Trial: Unblinded GE Portrait Monitoring
Physician investigators monitored and evaluated continuous vital sign data 24 hours per day for patients assigned to unblinded GE Portrait monitoring.
Phase 2 - Randomized Trial: Blinded GE Portrait Monitoring
Continuous vital signs were monitored and recorded in patients assigned to blinded monitoring, but were not available to clinicians, who instead relied on routine vital sign assessments at 4-hour intervals.
Overall Study
STARTED
100
75
75
Overall Study
COMPLETED
100
73
75
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
2
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Phase 1 - Prospective Observational Cohort Study: Blinded GE Portrait Monitoring
Patients received continuous vital sign monitoring blinded to patients and clinicians. Phase 1 was a prospective cohort study without randomization. Patient characteristics weren't collected per protocol, and analysis was completely qualitative.
Phase 2 - Randomized Trial: Unblinded GE Portrait Monitoring
Physician investigators monitored and evaluated continuous vital sign data 24 hours per day for patients assigned to unblinded GE Portrait monitoring.
Phase 2 - Randomized Trial: Blinded GE Portrait Monitoring
Continuous vital signs were monitored and recorded in patients assigned to blinded monitoring, but were not available to clinicians, who instead relied on routine vital sign assessments at 4-hour intervals.
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
0
2
0

Baseline Characteristics

Missing data points: 1 for unblinded group and 2 for blinded group

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Phase 2- Randomized Trial: Blinded GE Portrait Monitoring
n=75 Participants
Continuous vital signs were monitored and recorded in patients assigned to blinded monitoring, but were not available to clinicians, who instead relied on routine vital sign assessments at 4-hour intervals.
Phase 2- Randomized Trial: Unblinded GE Portrait Monitoring
n=73 Participants
Physician investigators monitored and evaluated continuous vital sign data 24 hours per day for patients assigned to unblinded GE Portrait monitoring. Patients who are randomized to the unblinded GE Portrait monitoring might be intervened if the clinicians believe that the alarm is clinically meaningful.
Total
n=148 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
58 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16 • n=75 Participants
60 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14 • n=73 Participants
59 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15 • n=148 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
42 Participants
n=75 Participants
41 Participants
n=73 Participants
83 Participants
n=148 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
33 Participants
n=75 Participants
32 Participants
n=73 Participants
65 Participants
n=148 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
62 Participants
n=73 Participants • Missing data points: 1 for unblinded group and 2 for blinded group
61 Participants
n=72 Participants • Missing data points: 1 for unblinded group and 2 for blinded group
123 Participants
n=145 Participants • Missing data points: 1 for unblinded group and 2 for blinded group
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
9 Participants
n=73 Participants • Missing data points: 1 for unblinded group and 2 for blinded group
8 Participants
n=72 Participants • Missing data points: 1 for unblinded group and 2 for blinded group
17 Participants
n=145 Participants • Missing data points: 1 for unblinded group and 2 for blinded group
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
2 Participants
n=73 Participants • Missing data points: 1 for unblinded group and 2 for blinded group
3 Participants
n=72 Participants • Missing data points: 1 for unblinded group and 2 for blinded group
5 Participants
n=145 Participants • Missing data points: 1 for unblinded group and 2 for blinded group
Body Mass Index
28 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.6 • n=74 Participants • Missing data point: 1 for blinded group.
28 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.2 • n=73 Participants • Missing data point: 1 for blinded group.
28 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.1 • n=147 Participants • Missing data point: 1 for blinded group.
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status
Normal
1 Participants
n=75 Participants
0 Participants
n=73 Participants
1 Participants
n=148 Participants
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status
Mild
11 Participants
n=75 Participants
10 Participants
n=73 Participants
21 Participants
n=148 Participants
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status
Moderate
62 Participants
n=75 Participants
60 Participants
n=73 Participants
122 Participants
n=148 Participants
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status
Severe
1 Participants
n=75 Participants
3 Participants
n=73 Participants
4 Participants
n=148 Participants
Smoking status
Never
46 Participants
n=70 Participants • Missing data point: 5 for blinded group and 3 for unblinded group
39 Participants
n=70 Participants • Missing data point: 5 for blinded group and 3 for unblinded group
85 Participants
n=140 Participants • Missing data point: 5 for blinded group and 3 for unblinded group
Smoking status
Current
8 Participants
n=70 Participants • Missing data point: 5 for blinded group and 3 for unblinded group
9 Participants
n=70 Participants • Missing data point: 5 for blinded group and 3 for unblinded group
17 Participants
n=140 Participants • Missing data point: 5 for blinded group and 3 for unblinded group
Smoking status
Former (> 6 weeks)
16 Participants
n=70 Participants • Missing data point: 5 for blinded group and 3 for unblinded group
22 Participants
n=70 Participants • Missing data point: 5 for blinded group and 3 for unblinded group
38 Participants
n=140 Participants • Missing data point: 5 for blinded group and 3 for unblinded group

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 72 hours after surgery

Population: Monitor data for one patient in the blinded group was lost so we assumed that AET for all five outcomes were zero.

The vital sign abnormalities is a 5-component composite including the durations of SpO2 \<85%, heart rate \<45/min, heart rate \>130/min, respiratory rate \<4/min and respiratory rate \>30/min.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Phase 2- Unblinded GE Portrait Monitoring
n=73 Participants
Physician investigators will monitor and evaluate continuous vital sign data 24 hours per day for patients assigned to unblinded GE Portrait monitoring.
Phase 2- Blinded GE Portrait Monitoring
n=75 Participants
Continuous vital signs will be monitored and recorded in patients assigned to blinded monitoring, but were not available to clinicians, who instead will rely on routine vital sign assessments at 4-hour intervals.
Phase 2- Cumulative Duration of Vital Sign Abnormalities
Respiratory rate < 4 breaths/min
0 minutes beyond threshold
Interval 0.0 to 0.0
0 minutes beyond threshold
Interval 0.0 to 0.0
Phase 2- Cumulative Duration of Vital Sign Abnormalities
Respiratory rate > 30 breaths/min
8.4 minutes beyond threshold
Interval 2.3 to 21.0
10 minutes beyond threshold
Interval 2.4 to 20.0
Phase 2- Cumulative Duration of Vital Sign Abnormalities
Heart rate > 130 beats/min
0 minutes beyond threshold
Interval 0.0 to 1.2
0 minutes beyond threshold
Interval 0.0 to 0.83
Phase 2- Cumulative Duration of Vital Sign Abnormalities
SPO2 < 85%
6.2 minutes beyond threshold
Interval 1.1 to 17.0
4.2 minutes beyond threshold
Interval 0.75 to 37.0
Phase 2- Cumulative Duration of Vital Sign Abnormalities
Heart rate < 45 beats/min
0.02 minutes beyond threshold
Interval 0.0 to 1.1
0.42 minutes beyond threshold
Interval 0.0 to 2.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: During postoperative 72 hours

Population: We analyzed 73 patients in the unblinded GE Portrait monitoring group, with a total of 73 alarms recorded. Among them, 41 patients experienced no alarms, while the remaining 32 patients accounted for all 73 alarms.

Fraction of alerts deemed as meaningful by clinicians/total alerts in unblinded group

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Phase 2- Unblinded GE Portrait Monitoring
n=73 Alarms
Physician investigators will monitor and evaluate continuous vital sign data 24 hours per day for patients assigned to unblinded GE Portrait monitoring.
Phase 2- Blinded GE Portrait Monitoring
Continuous vital signs will be monitored and recorded in patients assigned to blinded monitoring, but were not available to clinicians, who instead will rely on routine vital sign assessments at 4-hour intervals.
Phase 2 - Alerts Deemed Meaningful
60 Meaningful alarms

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: During postoperative 72 hours

Population: We analyzed 73 patients in the unblinded GE Portrait monitoring group, with a total of 73 alarms recorded. Among them, 41 patients experienced no alarms, while the remaining 32 patients accounted for all 73 alarms. Out of the 73 alarms, 60 alarms were categorized as informative, important, or critical by the responsible nurse.

Number of clinical interventions by the three categories of meaningful alarms (informative, important, and critical). An investigator will ask the relevant clinician (usually a nurse) to rate each alert as clinically meaningful or not. Specifically, clinicians will be asked to rate alerts as "critical," "important," "informative," or "false or distracting." The terms will intentionally not be further defined, thereby allowing caregivers to determine themselves the extent to which a given alert was helpful or not. Caregivers will be queried in person shortly after each alert, typically within 15 minutes. The thresholds, determined in the initial phase, will be set to generate an average of about 2 alerts per patient per day - and therefore will not be onerous for clinicians.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Phase 2- Unblinded GE Portrait Monitoring
n=60 Meaningful alarms
Physician investigators will monitor and evaluate continuous vital sign data 24 hours per day for patients assigned to unblinded GE Portrait monitoring.
Phase 2- Blinded GE Portrait Monitoring
Continuous vital signs will be monitored and recorded in patients assigned to blinded monitoring, but were not available to clinicians, who instead will rely on routine vital sign assessments at 4-hour intervals.
Phase 2 - Clinical Interventions to Meaningful Alarms
Informative alarm
10 Meaningful alarms
Phase 2 - Clinical Interventions to Meaningful Alarms
Important alarm
21 Meaningful alarms
Phase 2 - Clinical Interventions to Meaningful Alarms
Critical alarm
2 Meaningful alarms

Adverse Events

Phase 1 - Prospective Observational Cohort Study: Blinded GE Portrait Monitoring

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Phase 2- Randomized Trial: Unblinded GE Portrait Monitoring

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Phase 2- Randomized Trial: Blinded GE Portrait Monitoring

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Daniel I. Sessler MD, Professor and Michael Cudahy Chair

Outcomes Research Consortium, Department of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Phone: 216-870-2620

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place