Hospital Based Continuous Patient Monitoring System

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Conditions studied: Trauma, Appendectomy, Pediatric ALL, Vital Signs Monitoring

In brief

In Ghana, and many other low and middle income countries in Africa, manual vital signs monitoring is the prevalent mode of vital signs monitoring because continuous bedside monitors are non-functional. This lack of continuous vital signs monitoring may result in missed opportunities to catch physiologic deterioration. The investigators propose to develop a dashboard that is based on the Garmin Venu 3, a consumer wearable device that reliably measures heart rate, SPO2, and respiratory rate, as an alternative to bedside monitors in hospitals in Ghana.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06739447

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

250

Starts

2026-09-01

Expected to finish

2030-01-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-02

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pediatric patients presenting with traumatic injury
• Pediatric patients postoperative status after an appendectomy

You may not qualify if…

• Pediatric patients missing their upper limbs,
• Pediatric patients who cannot wear a Fitbit on their wrist for known allergies to rubber or those with traumatic or medical conditions that prevent them from being able to comfortably wear a Fitbit on either hand

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