Wireless monitoring to detect clinical deterioration in hospital wards
Official title: Integrated Proactive Wireless Monitoring for Clinical Deterioration: A Stepped Wedge Randomized Trial
Run by King Abdullah International Medical Research Center · NCT06644599 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This tests whether wireless bedside sensors for inpatients aged 14 and older can reduce deaths and cardiopulmonary failure.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 14 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 13160 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Riyadh, Riyadh Region) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | February 1, 2026 |
| Main results expected | December 2026 |
| Study ends | December 2026 |
| Registry record updated | February 27, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06644599 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are patients aged 14 years or older admitted to eligible general adult inpatient wards at the hospital.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients in excluded wards (cardiology, pediatric, obstetric, ICUs, emergency departments, operating rooms, outpatient clinics, day procedure areas, and hemodialysis units) or those with a Do-Not-Resuscitate/no full life support status on arrival are unlikely to benefit.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This is a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial introducing a wireless monitoring system across adult inpatient wards at a single hospital. Wards are randomized in sequences of seven and the intervention is rolled out in phases with a baseline period and one-month transition windows, with a new sequence implementing monitoring every three months until all wards have the intervention. All patients aged 14 or older admitted to eligible general wards will receive either standard care or wireless monitoring depending on the ward phase, while cardiology, pediatric, obstetric, ICU, emergency, operating room and outpatient areas are excluded. Outcomes include inpatient mortality and cardiopulmonary failure events captured from clinical records and the monitoring system.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could reduce inpatient deaths and serious heart or breathing events by enabling earlier detection and response.
How similar studies have gone: Previous studies of continuous wireless or wearable monitoring on hospital wards have shown earlier detection of deterioration and reduced ICU transfers in some settings, but results for lowering mortality have been mixed and not consistently demonstrated.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Ward level Inpatient wards, defined as wards used to manage adult inpatients. Patient level 1. Aged 14 years or older 2. Checked in as inpatient status to one of the study wards Exclusion Criteria: Ward level 1. Cardiology, pediatric, obstetric wards 2. ICUs and emergency departments 3. Operating rooms 4. Outpatient clinics 5. Daycare wards, endoscopy, outpatient procedure areas, hemodialysis units Patient level No commitment for full life support at the time of arrival to the study ward (designated as Do-Not-Resuscitate status)
Where it's running
-
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Yaseen M Arabi, MD
- Email: arabi@mngha.med.sa
- Phone: 018011111
Similar studies
Other studies for the same condition or treatment. Recruiting studies are listed first.
-
Team-based intervention for HIV care in hospitals
This study tests if a team-based support program can help newly diagnosed HIV patients get the care they need while in the hospital and reduce their chances of coming back to the hospital.
How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.