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Purpose

Randomized controlled trial of a time motion study of time spent obtaining and charting vital signs for inpatients, comparing use of a wireless Bluetooth vital sign array as intervention versus routine vital sign obtainment activity on a general medical floor.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Inpatients admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg Unit 16 West.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Primary language other than English, under isolation status, pregnant patients, prisoners, employees or students of the hospital or Northwestern University.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Randomized Controlled Trial
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Intervention--Device Array Use 		Inpatients will wear the ANNE One device array for obtainment of vital sign assessments.
  • Device: Device Array Use
    Study participants assigned to the intervention study arm will wear a wireless Bluetooth capable vital sign detection array, with one device externally worn on each of their chest, one finger, and one arm, with healthcare providers using an additional oral temperature probe.
Active Comparator
Control--Routine Vital Sign Obtainment 		Inpatients will have vital signs determined by routine practice, using any other standard of care-accepted method or device.
  • Device: Routine Vital Sign Measurement
    Study participants randomized to the control arm will have their vital signs obtained by routine means, without use of the wireless vital sign device array.

Recruiting Locations

Feinberg 16 West, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Contact:
Gregory R Smith Jr, MD MS
312-926-5893
g.smith@nm.org

More Details

NCT ID
NCT06995742
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Northwestern University

Study Contact

Gregory (Randy) R Smith Jr, MD MS
312-926-5893
g.smith@nm.org

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