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| Name | Class |
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| London Health Sciences Centre | OTHER |
| Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza | UNKNOWN |
| University of Western Ontario, Canada | OTHER |
Pulse oximetry is a vital tool in the rapid and non-invasive assessment of emergency patients, providing a continuous estimate of hemoglobin saturation in arterial blood. Unfortunately, the costs of these devices are prohibitive and reduce availability in smaller centres and poor countries, putting millions of patients in danger of easily treatable and preventable conditions. With current rapid prototyping technologies such as 3D printing, it is possible to create a very inexpensive pulse oximeter that meets or exceeds the gold standard. The goal of this study is to develop, validate and certify a pulse oximeter that measures hemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin. This pulse oximeter will be certified with Health Canada, and then released under the Open Hardware License (OHL), such that hospitals and ministries of health in rural and impoverished communities in Canada and internationally would have easy access to these devices.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Calibration cohort | In this cohort, approximately 30 subjects will be put through a controlled desaturation study with controlled hypoxia until they arrive at approximately SpO2 = 70%. Measurements will be taken via arterial catheterization to resolve proper values to calibrate the device |
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| Validation cohort | In this cohort, approximately 250 patients will have a single pulse oximetry reading taken using the novel device and a gold standard device to ensure accurate validation. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Pulse oximeter | Device | A pulse oximeter will be used for calibration |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pulse oximetry reading | Pulse oximetry readings will be taken over the span of an hour to calibrate the device | 1 hour |
| Arterial blood gas | Arterial blood gases will be taken to create a proper calibration curve along with the device's readings. | 1 hour |
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Inclusion Criteria:
- This study has 2 Phases. In Phase 1, healthy, non-smoking adult volunteers greater than 18 years of age are invited to participate. In Phase 2, all adult (>18) non-critical patients and healthy community volunteers visiting the ED at VH and UH are eligible to participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
Potential participants will be excluded based on the following criteria:
Phase 1:
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This study has 2 Phases. In Phase 1, healthy, non-smoking adult volunteers greater than 18 years of age are invited to participate. In Phase 2, all adult (>18) non-critical patients and healthy community volunteers visiting the emergency department at Victoria Hospital and University Hospital are eligible to participate.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Tarek Loubani, MD | London Health Sciences Centre | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| London Health Sciences Centre | London | Ontario | N6A 5W9 | Canada |
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