About this trial

Randomized controlled trial of a time motion study of time spent obtaining and charting vital signs for inpatients, comparing use of a wireless Bluetooth vital sign array as intervention versus routine vital sign obtainment activity on a general medical floor.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Inpatients admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg Unit 16 West.

Disqualifiers

Primary language other than English, under isolation status, pregnant patients, prisoners, employees or students of the hospital or Northwestern University.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Device Array Use
  • Routine Vital Sign Measurement

Treatment groups

270 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

2
Feinberg 16 West, Northwestern Memorial Hospital60611, ChicagoIllinois, United States
Northwestern Memorial Hospital60611, ChicagoIllinois, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

Northwestern University

Lead sponsor

University of Minnesota Medical School/University of Minnesota Foundation

Collaborator

Sibel Health Inc.

Collaborator