Miniaturized Vital Sign Monitoring for Newborns in the Delivery Room

July 28, 2026 updated by: Guilherme Sant'Anna, MD, McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the accuracy, safety, and feasibility of the Wireless MicroPremVitals Button Sensor System for continuous monitoring of electrocardiography (ECG), heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and skin temperature in newborn infants in the delivery room. Measurements obtained from the wireless sensor system will be compared with standard-of-care monitoring. The study will also assess skin tolerability, signal quality, and parent and healthcare provider perceptions of the device.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

5

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

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

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy newborn infants in the delivery room at the study site who are eligible for routine delivery room monitoring and whose parent(s) or legal guardian provide informed consent for study participation.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- Infants born by C-Section or vaginal delivery, with ≥35 weeks of gestational age and judged clinically stable immediately after birth.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Infants with skin abnormality would potentially increase the risk of injury.
  • Family experiencing too much stress as determined by an attending physician or bedside care team, to not be approached for recruitment.
  • Infants born at <35 weeks gestational age.

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
Intervention / Treatment
Newborn Infants
Healthy newborn infants enrolled in the study who will undergo simultaneous monitoring with the Wireless MicroPremVitals Button Sensor System and standard-of-care monitoring in the delivery room to evaluate the accuracy, safety, and feasibility of the wireless monitoring system.
Device: Wireless MicroPremVitals Button Sensor
A wireless wearable sensor system applied to newborn infants in the delivery room to continuously measure electrocardiography (ECG), heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and skin temperature. Measurements will be compared with standard-of-care monitoring for validation purposes only and will not be used for clinical decision-making.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Electrocardiography (ECG) Accuracy
Time Frame: During two 15-minute monitoring periods within the first 90 minutes after birth
Agreement between ECG measurements obtained using the Wireless MicroPremVitals Button Sensor System and the standard-of-care Dräger Infinity M540 monitor.
During two 15-minute monitoring periods within the first 90 minutes after birth
Skin Temperature Accuracy
Time Frame: During two 15-minute monitoring periods within the first 90 minutes after birth.
Agreement between skin temperature measurements obtained using the Wireless MicroPremVitals Button Sensor System and the standard-of-care Dräger Infinity M540 monitor.
During two 15-minute monitoring periods within the first 90 minutes after birth.
Oxygen Saturation (SpO₂) Accuracy
Time Frame: During two 15-minute monitoring periods within the first 90 minutes after birth.
Agreement between oxygen saturation (SpO₂) measurements obtained using the Wireless MicroPremVitals Button Sensor System and the standard-of-care Dräger Infinity M540 monitor.
During two 15-minute monitoring periods within the first 90 minutes after birth.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Heart Rate Accuracy
Time Frame: During two 15-minute monitoring periods within the first 90 minutes after birth.
Heart rate will be calculated offline from raw optical and motion data collected by the Wireless MicroPremVitals Button Sensor System. Agreement between calculated heart rate and the standard-of-care Dräger Infinity M540 monitor will be evaluated.
During two 15-minute monitoring periods within the first 90 minutes after birth.
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Time Frame: During two 15-minute monitoring periods within the first 90 minutes after birth.
Heart rate variability will be calculated offline from raw optical and motion data collected by the Wireless MicroPremVitals Button Sensor System. Derived HRV measurements will be compared with HRV derived from the standard-of-care Dräger Infinity M540 monitor.
During two 15-minute monitoring periods within the first 90 minutes after birth.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Guilherme Sant'Anna, MD, PhD, RI-MUHC

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 28, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 28, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

July 31, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 31, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 28, 2026

Last Verified

July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Button Sensors in the DR

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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