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Status unknownNCT04194073NOSCSUpdated Dec 11, 2019

NightOwl SpO2 Calibration Study

An interventional study of Pulse oximeter calibration population (NightOwl) in Pulse Oximeter Calibration, sponsored by Ectosense NV. Status unknown at 1 site in Belgium. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-12-11.

Sponsored by Ectosense NV (part of ResMed) · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Dec 2019), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Calibration of a software module that computes Oxygen saturation(SpO2) based on photoplethysmography (PPG) traces acquired by the NightOwl reflectance-based PPG sensor which is placed on the finger.

The study is designed in accordance with Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-61: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of pulse oximeter equipment (ISO 80601- 2-61:2011)

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  1. Trial objectives The main objective of this trial is to calibrate the parameters of a software module that computes SpO2 from the digitized raw red and infrared PPG traces of the NightOwl sensor placed at the fingertip. A CO-oximeter subsequently analyses the blood samples to derive "Gold-standard" SaO2 values to which the SpO2 samples can be compared. To obtain a spectrum of SpO2 levels between 100 and 73 % of healthy subjects, FiO2 will be progressively decreased in a hypoxia chamber under the guidance of an anaesthesiologist.
  2. Endpoints Computation of Arms, the performance metric proposed by ISO 80601-2-61:2011 Annex CC: Determination of accuracy. This metric captures the bias and precision of the computed SpO2 values compared to the gold standard blood gas analysis method. The software modules' SpO2 computation accuracy (defined as Arms) will first be compared using the temporally paired oxygen saturation (SaO2) readings of the CO-oximeter benchmark.
  3. Trial Design The trial is designed as open blind, non-randomized trial for clinical data acquisition. Approximately 10 healthy subjects will be included in the study.

Groups of up to 3 subjects will enter a hypoxia chamber. These subjects will have six NightOwl sensors attached, one placed on the index, middle, and ring finger of each hand. For each patient, one Nonin pulse oximeter with a real time SpO2 display will be placed on the pinkie, such that the SpO2 values can be monitored in real time. The NightOwl will transfer data to a smartphone, which serves as a data acquisition hub during the study. Once all sensors have been attached and data acquisition has started, FiO2 (percentage of oxygen in the space being measured) of the hypoxia chamber will gradually and be lowered over a course of approximately 2 hours, under the guidance of an anaesthesiologist. The investigators will attempt to create 5 stable plateaus of FiO2 values to allow for arterial blood sample drawing of a stable SaO2 value. As soon as SpO2 measured by a Nonin device of any subject drops below 73% for one minute, this particular subject will leave the hypoxia chamber immediately. As soon as all subjects have left the chamber, FiO2 will be returned to the oxygen level of the environment. The above is repeated for the next group of subjects until the warranted number of subjects is reached. During the procedure, for each subject, approximately 25 arterial blood samples will be drawn from an arterial catheter, of which the exact time of extraction will be noted.

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Conditions studied

  • Pulse Oximeter Calibration
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In context

Lead sponsor

Ectosense NV is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

First submitted before Ectosense NV became part of ResMed.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy subjects with American Society of Anaesthesiologists health score (ASA) of 1 or 2, upon signing of .
  • 15% of the study population or 2 subjects (whichever is larger) with dark pigmented skin should be included in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • smokers or individuals exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide that result in elevated carboxyhemoglobin levels.
  • individuals subject to conditions that result in elevated levels of methaemoglobin.

individuals with arterial cannulation or hypoxia at FiO2 = 0,21

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
12 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Pulse oximeter calibration population

    All subjects within this single arm of the study will undergo the calibration experiment as described in the Detailed Description

    Device: Pulse oximeter calibration population (NightOwl)

Interventions

  • DevicePulse oximeter calibration population (NightOwl)

    The NightOwl is a finger and/or forehead mounted device with, among other functions, the capability to acquire double-wavelength PPG, from which SpO2 can be derived

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. A_rms determination

    After calibration of the NightOwl SpO2 software module, the A_rms metric will be computed. This metric constitutes the performance metric proposed by ISO 80601-2-61:2011 Annex CC: Determination of accuracy. This metric captures the bias and precision of the computed SpO2 values compared to the benchmark.

    Time frame: Within 3 months after subject recruitment, the calibration and A_rms determination should have been performed

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • CMC
    Genk, Limburg 3600, Belgium
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Dec 2019 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jan 2020, 1 month after the start.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 7, 2019
First posted
Dec 11, 2019
StartActual
Dec 7, 2019
Primary completionEst.
Jan 2020
CompletionEst.
Jan 2020
Last update
Dec 11, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 11, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04194073
Lead sponsor
Ectosense NV
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 11, 2019
Start date
Dec 7, 2019
Primary completion
Jan 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 11, 2019

Study contacts

Frederik Massie, MSc
Contact
frederik.massie@ectosense.com
0032474942710
Raf De Jongh, MD PhD
principal investigator · Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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