Comparison of Two Pulse Oximeters in Delivery Room

Shaare Zedek Medical Center100 enrolled

Overview

Time to stable reading of oxygen saturation at the delivery room will be compared between two different devices.

After delivery babies will be located in the radiant warmer. The probe of each pulse oximeter will be applied to one of the feet. Both probes will be simultaneously connected to the female plug of the pulse oximeter. Heart rate will be checked Time to get a stable reading in each device (by observation on the devices' display) will be recorded; this will be the primary study outcome. Other vital signs (oxygen saturation, heart rate) and demographics) will be recorded as well. Paired students T test will be used for the statistical analyzes.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Hypoxia

Interventions

NellcorDEVICE

Measurement of pulse oximetry in the delivery room with Nellcor pulse oximeter

MasimoDEVICE

Measurement of pulse oximetry in the delivery room with Masimo pulse oximeter

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 MinuteMax age: 15 MinutesHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Neonates in the operation or delivery room immediately after delivery whose parents agreed to enter the study Exclusion Criteria: * Malformation of one of the legs, not allowing sensor application. Any situation in which the study might interfere with the treatment of the newborn

Locations (1)

Ruben Bromiker

Jerusalem, Israel

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to steady reading in the pulse oximeter

Time frame: up to 2 minutes

Central Contacts

Yakir Shir, MD

CONTACT

972523121040 yakirshir@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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