Can a no-touch device keep watch on patients' hearts and lungs?
NCT ID NCT03750318
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This study evaluates Aingeal, a contactless monitoring system that tracks heart rate and breathing, in adult women recovering from gynecological surgery at a Singapore hospital. The goal is to see how accurately the device's alarms match standard nursing checks. If it works well, it could offer a more comfortable way to monitor patients without wires or frequent manual measurements.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Aingeal vital signs monitoring system (a contactless device that tracks heart rate and breathing)
- What this could lead to
- If validated, this contactless monitor could offer a more comfortable way to keep watch on patients' vital signs in hospitals, potentially reducing the need for wires and frequent manual checks.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small validation study, not a test of treatment effectiveness. The device may not prove accurate enough in real-world settings, and results may not apply beyond the specific group of patients studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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39 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 to 70 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult female patients, aged 21 years or over * Patients admitted to post-operative gynaecological ward at KKH Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore * Patients receiving opioid therapy via patient controlled analgesia (PCA) * Patients that are on electronic nursing charting * Patients that are on acute pain service monitoring Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with active, implantable devices (such as a pacemaker or ICD) * Patients with any skin condition or injury affecting the electrode placement site * Patients that are pregnant (Heart Rate detection algorithm has not been designed to reject foetal heart rate)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Singapore, 229899, Singapore
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