Continuous vital signs monitoring using a consumer wearable in Ghana hospitals

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

In low-resource hospital settings, manual vital signs checks are common and may miss early signs of deterioration. The study will deploy a CONSOL-based system that uses a consumer wearable to provide near real-time vital signs for pediatric trauma ED patients and pediatric postoperative appendectomy patients. Data from the wearable are summarized over short time windows and displayed on a tablet or smartphone to help clinicians identify physiologic changes. This is conducted at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, with collaboration from major U.S. institutions. The aim is to see if this approach can improve timely detection of deterioration compared with standard monitoring.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

* 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

Where it's running

• Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
  Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Hassan Ghomrawi, PhD
• Email: ghomrawi@uab.edu
• Phone: 205-930-7781

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.