Evaluation of Accuracy of the Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor in the Neonatal Population

NCT ID: NCT06771206

Last Updated: 2025-08-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-08-01

Study Completion Date

2026-02-28

Brief Summary

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The sponsor of this study, Owlet Baby Care, Inc., is comparing the accuracy of their pulse oximeter Sensor with the measurements of oxygen levels in newborns who are already being monitored with arterial blood samples. A minimum of 20, but up to 100 participants will be enrolled in a hospital environment and need to weigh 1500 grams or more. The purpose of the testing is to gather information on pulse oximeter readings taken by the Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor and compare the readings to blood gas samples drawn by the medical staff. This will determine if the Owlet Sensor is accurate in newborns up to an age of 28 days after actual or expected delivery date.

The Owlet OSS 3.0 is the Sensor component within the Owlet Dream Sock, an over the counter, noninvasive pulse oximeter which is currently FDA cleared in infants 1-18 months and between 6 and 30lbs, meant to be used in the home environment. The Owlet Sock is a fabric wrap that secures the Sensor to a baby's foot. The Sensor estimates the baby's SpO2, pulse rate, and measures movement level, and transmits the wearer's readings to the paired Base Station via low energy BlueTooth energy.

Detailed Description

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This is a prospective, non-randomized, single arm study to evaluate SpO2 performance of the Owlet OSS 3.0 pulse oximetry Sensor in the neonate population up to 44 weeks corrected gestational age using convenience sampling of arterial blood gas samples as a part of routine clinical monitoring.

The Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor is the component of the Owlet Dream Sock (DEN220091) and BabySat (K222597), both Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared pulse oximeters for infants 1-18 months in 2023. This component performs the signal acquisition and analysis to estimate pulse rate and SpO2 readings.

The study will enroll between 20-100 neonates weighing a minimum of 1500g in the hospital setting with available arterial line access and arterial blood gas samples being performed as part of planned patient management. No additional blood gas samples will be taken beyond clinical care indications.

The primary outcome of the study is the accuracy of the Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor SpO2 readings compared to simultaneous arterial saturation (SaO2) measurements from arterial blood gas samples as determined by a root mean square (ARMS) calculation.

Secondary outcomes will include:

* Bias in the Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor SpO2 vs SaO2 defined as (Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor SpO2 - SaO2).
* Precision of the Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor SpO2 vs SaO2 defined as ABS (Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor SpO2 - SaO2).

Accuracy will be stratified by a number of demographic elements, including by a 10 point skin tone scale and Individual Typology Angle (ITA) as determined by a spectrophotometer to demonstrate that the sensor technology under test can be accurate across diverse user populations.

The primary hypothesis is that the Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor will measure SpO2 values within +/- 3% ARMS compared to SaO2 measurements.

Each study participant will have a total study exposure time of 48 hours. Each participant will be assigned to a unique Owlet device with a specific serial number which will be paired with the study subject identifier. The Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor will be attached to a study subject's foot and SpO2 readings will be acquired at a set frequency and time-aligned with arterial blood gas sampling performed during the course of routine patient care. Study operators will be blinded to Owlet device readings. Time stamping of Owlet SpO2 readings will be achieved by a prescribed tapping of the device's Base Station which will mark the point at which readings simultaneous to the blood gas sample were recorded. SpO2 readings from the available noninvasive reference pulse oximeter will also be recorded during the time of blood gas sampling to document the subject's baseline SpO2 plateau.

Conditions

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Pulse Oximeter Validation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Owlet Arm

All study participants meeting inclusion criteria with no stated exclusions will wear the Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor during the study intervention. The Owlet OSS 3.0 Sensor may be placed continuously on a study subject for up to 48 hours with rotation to the opposite foot every 8 hours per device labeling to enable noninvasive data collection during the subject's standard of care blood draws. The Owlet base station will be activated in order to transmit readings but will not provide any external alarms or live displays during the monitoring period. No display of readings from the assigned Owlet device will be made available to the participant or the investigators during the time of data acquisition.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Owlet pulse oximeter neonatal accuracy validation

Intervention Type DEVICE

This study specifically evaluates the Owlet pulse oximetry sensor, which is specifically designed and FDA cleared for for infants, and whose accuracy is specifically being validated in the neonate population.

Interventions

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Owlet pulse oximeter neonatal accuracy validation

This study specifically evaluates the Owlet pulse oximetry sensor, which is specifically designed and FDA cleared for for infants, and whose accuracy is specifically being validated in the neonate population.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Less than or equal to 44 weeks corrected gestational age
* Weight equal or greater than 1500g
* Subjects with standard of care (SOC) arterial blood sampling line already in place at time of enrollment, with anticipated arterial blood gas measurements as part of their plan of care

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects with underdeveloped skin as assessed by a study investigator and/or reported by the clinical care team
* Subjects with abnormalities (e.g., limb deformities, open wounds, severe edema) at the planned application sites that would interfere with system measurements
* Potential subjects on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or other mechanical circulatory support
* Arterial line is placed in a preductal position with the potential of pulmonary to systemic shunting
* Subjects undergoing cooling protocol/therapeutic hypothermia
* Subjects who are deemed too clinically unstable by the Principal Investigator (PI), sub-investigator and/or clinical care team to participate in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Days

Maximum Eligible Age

28 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Children's of Alabama

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Minnesota

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Owlet Baby Care, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gwenyth Fischer, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Minnesota Medical Center

Michael A Brock, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama Birmingham - Children's of Alabama

Locations

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University of Alabama Birmingham - Children's of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Minnesota Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Alisa L Niksch, M.D.

Role: CONTACT

(844) 334-5330

Guy Alvarez, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Kristal Hock, MSN

Role: primary

(205) 996-3313

Amy Kodet, MPP

Role: primary

(612) 625-6678

References

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Okunlola OE, Lipnick MS, Batchelder PB, Bernstein M, Feiner JR, Bickler PE. Pulse Oximeter Performance, Racial Inequity, and the Work Ahead. Respir Care. 2022 Feb;67(2):252-257. doi: 10.4187/respcare.09795. Epub 2021 Nov 12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34772785 (View on PubMed)

Sjoding MW, Dickson RP, Iwashyna TJ, Gay SE, Valley TS. Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement. N Engl J Med. 2020 Dec 17;383(25):2477-2478. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2029240. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33326721 (View on PubMed)

Wackernagel D, Blennow M, Hellstrom A. Accuracy of pulse oximetry in preterm and term infants is insufficient to determine arterial oxygen saturation and tension. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Nov;109(11):2251-2257. doi: 10.1111/apa.15225. Epub 2020 Mar 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32043645 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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OWL PR0007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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