Low-cost Sensor System for COVID-19 Patient Monitoring: Validation of BRAEBON Vital Signs Monitor (VTS)

August 22, 2022 updated by: Helen S. Driver, PhD
The BRAEBON VTS is a low-cost, portable device that is being developed to take continuous and real-time vital sign measurements of COVID-19 patients, both in the hospital and home setting. This study is being undertaken to test the BRAEBON VTS and validate against industry standards.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BRAEBON Vital Signs Monitor (VTS) has been developed with funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program through the federal government's Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) program. The VTS will measure peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) and pulse via photoplethysmography (PPG), temperature, blood pressure (BP), heart and respiration rates, electrocardiogram (ECG), head position and movement over a continuous period. This monitor can be used remotely, and importantly will be low-cost so it can be accessed widely. Data from the VTS is transmitted wirelessly to a portable basestation which is a smartphone or tablet device via a customized application. This study will test the VTS both within the clinical environment and in the remote home environment to see how well it monitors patients effected by COVID-19 needing care, as well as satisfying an unmet need for remote monitoring across the healthcare system.

This study will compare the newly developed VTS with an industry gold standard of polysomnography (PSG) in the sleep laboratory, or in the home with the MediByte Jr (home sleep apnea test).

Approximately 150 patients will be recruited to the study across two different settings which includes a hospital setting and a remote setting, within the home environment.

Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
130

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 2V7
        • Kingston Health Sciences Centre

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients of who under the care of the sleep disorders lab

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients requiring a sleep evaluation using polysomnography
  • People referred to the sleep clinic
  • Persons over the age of 18

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable and/or unwilling to consent
  • No access to home WIFI (applicable to participants local to Kingston undertaking the study in the home setting)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Patients of the Sleep Disorders Laboratory
Monitoring vital signs
Device: BRAEBON VTS
The BRAEBON VTS is a portable device that continuously monitors vital signs. Participants in the study will wear the BRAEBON VTS for 24 hours.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Oximetry - overnight comparison between the VTS and gold-standard PSG
Time Frame: Up to 24 hours (Overnight - between lights-off and lights-on as for standard overnight sleep recordings).
Time spent with oxygen saturation >=90%, time spent with oxygen saturation <= 88%, number of desaturations of >3%
Up to 24 hours (Overnight - between lights-off and lights-on as for standard overnight sleep recordings).
Cardiac Rate (heart rate/pulse)
Time Frame: Up to 24 hours (Overnight - between lights-off and lights-on as for standard overnight sleep recordings).
beats per minute
Up to 24 hours (Overnight - between lights-off and lights-on as for standard overnight sleep recordings).
Blood Pressure (BP)
Time Frame: evening and morning, in a 24 hour period
mmHg
evening and morning, in a 24 hour period
Temperature (forehead)
Time Frame: evening and morning, in a 24 hour period
degrees celcius
evening and morning, in a 24 hour period
Body position (PSG and MediByte Jr) and head position (VTS)
Time Frame: Up to 24 hours (Overnight - between lights-off and lights-on as for standard overnight sleep recordings).
minutes spent supine, lateral and prone
Up to 24 hours (Overnight - between lights-off and lights-on as for standard overnight sleep recordings).
Respiratory rate
Time Frame: Up to 24 hours (Overnight - between lights-off and lights-on as for standard overnight sleep recordings).
breaths per minute
Up to 24 hours (Overnight - between lights-off and lights-on as for standard overnight sleep recordings).
Identification of artifact
Time Frame: Up to 24 hours (Overnight - between lights-off and lights-on as for standard overnight sleep recordings).
e.g. movement
Up to 24 hours (Overnight - between lights-off and lights-on as for standard overnight sleep recordings).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Develop guidelines for the VTS
Time Frame: Within 6 months
After assessing the usability of the VTS in the sleep laboratory and remote use in the home.
Within 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Helen S. Driver, PhD

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Braebon Medical Corporation
National Research Council, Canada

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Helen Driver, Phd, Queen's University and Kingston Health Sciences Centre

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
February 7, 2022

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
July 15, 2022

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
July 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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August 16, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
August 27, 2021

First Posted (ACTUAL)

First Posted

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August 31, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
August 26, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 22, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • DMED-2496-21

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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