VitalPAD: an Intelligent Monitoring and Communication Device to Optimize Safety in the PICU
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02970903 |
Recruitment Status :
Withdrawn
(We were unable to secure funding for the triaging experiment. The participatory design process ran its course as intended.)
First Posted : November 22, 2016
Last Update Posted : June 4, 2019
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The VitalPAD is a unified, portable and intelligent device that integrates information from multiple patient monitors, mechanical ventilators, infusion pumps and clinical information systems on a mobile platform. It will allow nurses, respiratory therapists and physicians to continuously monitor and coordinate care of critically ill patients.
This study will use a participatory design process to guide the design of an integrated mobile device, followed by an evaluation of the proposed device in a simulated ICU setting.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Medical Device User-Computer Interface Critical Care Physiologic Monitoring | Device: VitalPAD Device: Traditional tools | Not Applicable |

Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 0 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Health Services Research |
Official Title: | VitalPAD: an Intelligent Monitoring and Communication Device to Optimize Safety in the PICU; Project Phases 1 (System Development) and 2 (Prototype Evaluation) |
Estimated Study Start Date : | October 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2019 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: VitalPAD
Using VitalPAD prototype device
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Device: VitalPAD
VitalPAD prototype device |
Active Comparator: Control
Using traditional tools (monitors, paper records)
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Device: Traditional tools
Paper based records, screenshots of monitors and therapy devices |
- Efficiency of priority assignment in triaging task [ Time Frame: Up to 1 hour ]Efficiency will be measured by the time it takes clinicians to prioritize 5 patients with/without the aid of the VitalPAD
- Accuracy of priority assignment in triaging task [ Time Frame: Up to 1 hour ]Accuracy will be measured by matching of the participants triage priority ranking with the previously defined expert ranking
- Usability questionnaire: NASA TLX [ Time Frame: Up to 1 hour ]NASA Task Load Index
- Usability questionnaire: PSSUQ [ Time Frame: Up to 1 hour ]Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire
- Usability feedback [ Time Frame: Up to 1 hour ]Free-text suggestions to improve prototype device

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Staff pediatric critical care physicians, pediatric critical care fellow physicians or attending physicians, registered pediatric nurses, and respiratory therapists working in the pediatric ICU at BC Children's Hospital
Exclusion Criteria:
- Nursing students and resident physicians are not eligible.
- For Phase II - Simulation Experiment only: Failure to complete the post-training quiz after two attempts.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02970903
Canada, British Columbia | |
Pediatric Anesthesia Research Team, University of British Columbia | |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 4H4 |
Principal Investigator: | Matthias Görges, PhD | University of British Columbia |
Responsible Party: | Matthias Görges, PhD, Principle Investigator, University of British Columbia |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02970903 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
H16-02361 |
First Posted: | November 22, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 4, 2019 |
Last Verified: | May 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |