An observational study in Congenital Heart Disease in Children and Cardiomyopathies, sponsored by Stanford University. Status unknown at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged Up to 21 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-04-01.
Sponsored by Stanford University · Observational
In this prospective study, the investigators will enroll 154 children with arterial lines to determine the accuracy of pulse oximeters in children with darker skin pigmentation. Studies in adults suggest pulse oximeters may overestimate the true level of oxygenation in the blood as measured directly by co-oximetry. However, pediatric data are relatively limited. This study, which is funded by the FDA through the Stanford-UCSF (University of California San Francisco) Clinical Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) Program, will determine if the error/bias is associated with skin pigmentation and whether the error falls outside FDA standards. The broader purpose of the study is to work toward eliminating health disparities.
As a conventional patient vital sign, pulse oximetry is used widely to determine whether a patient is adequately oxygenated. However, studies suggest that peripheral pulse oximetry (Sp02) systematically overestimates the true arterial oxygen saturation (Sa02) in patients with darker skin pigmentation. This error or bias places patients with darker skin pigmentation at considerable risk by failing to detect important levels of hypoxemia that drive critical treatment decisions like medication usage for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-COV-2 (COVID) infection, hospital admission, ICU transfer and intubation. Except for the original description of the problem published by Bickler and colleagues in 2005, most studies (including one pediatric study) have been limited to retrospective studies where the racial/ethnic category is used as a proxy for skin pigmentation, so-called "paired" oximetry measurements may be separated by several minutes where the oxygen saturation can readily change, and important technical factors such a perfusion quality, motion artifact, and light transmittance are not reliably documented. This information is critical because emerging studies suggest that perfusion effects, as measured by the perfusion index (PI), may account for much of the error observed in patients with darker pigmentation. The limitations of prior studies can be readily overcome with a prospective study where skin pigmentation is measured objectively and at the location of the oximeter sensor, SpO2/SaO2 (arterial oxygen saturation) measurements are collected nearly simultaneously while at steady state, and technical factors such as perfusion status, transmittance, and temperature can be accurately recorded. This study will enroll 154 children at Stanford's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital to determine whether the mean bias (error) in FDA-cleared pulse oximeters increases with darker skin pigmentation, and whether this error falls outside of the FDA standard of 3%. The primary study hypothesis is that in children ≤21 years of age managed in a real-world hospital setting, the mean bias (error) in FDA-cleared pulse oximeters increases with increased skin pigmentation as measured by colorimetry and standard pigmentation scales (Fitzpatrick and von Luschan pigmentation scales). The secondary hypothesis is that the mean bias is mitigated when technical factors like perfusion index are accounted for in adjusted models. Data generated from this study will help to identify the impact of darker skin pigmentation on medical device performance in the pediatric population and ultimately help eliminate health disparities.
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All children ≤21 years of age receiving care at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and who require an arterial vascular access catheter as part of their clinical care will be eligible for inclusion in the study.
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Diagnostic Test: Pulse Oximeter (Massimo)
The Massimo LNCS (low noise cabled sensors) pulse oximeter will be used to estimate the oxygen saturation and compared to the gold standard, the arterial oxygen saturation in the blood as measured by co-oximetry. The pulse oximeters is FDA cleared for this purpose so patients will not be exposed to any interventions that are not standard of care.
Saturation by pulse oximetry (Sp02)
Oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry
Time frame: Up to 2 weeks after consent and arterial line placement (where Sp02 will be compared to simultaneous measurements of the Sa02, or oxygen saturation using blood from the artery)
Plan to share: Undecided
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