Neonatal Wireless Transmission System: Hospital Adoption and Planning for Implementation Study (NEWTS HAPI-1)

To explore the feasibility, acceptability, and implementation considerations associated with the adoption of the NeWTS system within NHS neonatal services.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Preterm Infants; Vital Sign Monitoring

Detailed Description

Visits to a range of NICUs across the UK to engage staff and explore the feasibility, acceptability, and implementation considerations associated with the adoption of the NeWTS system within NHS neonatal services.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 50

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

staff with experience of working or supporting NICU care

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• staff with experience of working or supporting NICU care Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• no informed consent

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Thematic analyses of staff views	thematic analyses of staff views on the NEWTS system	1-2 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Bonner O, Beardsall K, Crilly N, Lasenby J. 'There were more wires than him': the potential for wireless patient monitoring in neonatal intensive care. BMJ Innov. 2017;3(1):12-18. 2. Boundy EO, Dastjerdi R, Spiegelman D, Fawzi WW, Missmer SA, Lieberman E, et al. Kangaroo mother care and neonatal outcomes: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2016;137(1):e20152238. 3. Conde-Agudelo A, Díaz-Rossello JL. Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;(8):CD002771. 4. WHO Immediate KMC Study Group. Immediate "kangaroo mother care" and survival of infants with low birth weight. N Engl J Med. 2021;384(21):2028-2038. 5. Greenhalgh T, Wherton J, Papoutsi C, Lynch J, Hughes G, A'Court C, et al. Beyond adoption: a new framework for theorising and evaluating non-adoption, abandonment, and challenges to the scale-up, spread, and sustainability of health and care technologies. J Med Internet Res. 2017;19(11):e367. 6. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Recommendations for the conduct, reporting, editing, and publication of scholarly work in medical journals: defining the role of authors and contributors. ICMJE; 2024 [cited 2026 Jun 10]. Available from: https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 11, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 11, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): June 16, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 16, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 11, 2026
• Last Verified: June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: A097788

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED
• IPD Plan Description: The data is recordings from staff within the neonatal unit and we wish to maintain confidentiality of all staff

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No