PREVENT - Prospective Rhythm Event Surveillance in the ER With NetGuard

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cardiac Event

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of clinically significant rhythm and rate changes in ED patients who are not placed on conventional telemetry, and to test the user-friendliness of a automated clinician alter device in hectic and noisy setting of a busy emergency room.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00750958

Run by

Datascope Patient Monitoring

People needed

287

Starts

2008-06-01

Expected to finish

2008-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-09-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• > 18 yes
• Agree to participate in study
• Telemetry not indicated
• Telemetry not available
• Willingness to complete a questionnaire-

You may not qualify if…

• Refusal to participate
• Know sensitivity to adhesive
• Language/communication barriers
• Perceived high risk for lack of study compliance

Where it is running

• Dr Charles Pollack — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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