The primary outcome for this project will be the development of a small, non-invasive wireless sensor that is linked to a conventional computer that can be used in health care for monitoring of acute and chronic health problems. The advantages of developing this technology are threefold. First, monitoring can be conducted for a fraction of the cost of a bedside nurse. Second, monitoring can be done in real time and stored so that we can diagnose and manage critical events in a more timely manner. Lastly, many patients can be monitored simultaneously. The wireless sensors will be fitted to healthy volunteers of various ages. The data gathered from the sensor with respect to their vital signs will be compared to that of conventional tools such as nursing assessments and pulse oximetry.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
500
Subjects will also be fitted with conventional monitoring devices as per the standard of care (3 or 5 lead ECG, pulse oximeter, blood pressure cuff) and will have vital statistics obtained by a trained research assistant at regular 5-minute intervals including blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and respiratory rate using the standard cardiorespiratory bedside monitor's cycling protocol. The same parameters will be obtained from the wireless sensor at identical time points for a duration of 2 hours. Data obtained from both conventional and study sources will be entered into an encrypted USB device for later analysis.
Following informed consent, each subject will be fitted with a wireless sensor attached to a conventional laptop computer. The sensors fit around the participant's chest and work as transducers.
Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Center
London, Ontario, Canada
The primary outcome is the level of agreement between cardiorespiratory monitor and sensor information for heart rate.
The primary outcome is the level of agreement between conventional methods and sensor information for heart rate.
Time frame: 2 hours
Level of agreement between cardiorespiratory monitor and sensor information for blood pressure
The primary outcome is the level of agreement between conventional methods and sensor information for blood pressure.
Time frame: 2 hours
Level of agreement between cardiorespiratory monitor and sensor information for temperature
The primary outcome is the level of agreement between conventional methods and sensor information for temperature.
Time frame: 2 hours
Level of agreement between cardiorespiratory monitor and sensor information for oxygen saturation
The primary outcome is the level of agreement between conventional methods and sensor information for oxygen saturation.
Time frame: 2 hours
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