Can your phone replace anesthesia monitors? new study says maybe
NCT ID NCT03605225
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new Android app designed to measure how relaxed a patient's muscles are during surgery. Researchers compared the app's readings to those from standard medical monitors in 22 adults undergoing elective procedures. The goal was to see if the app could accurately track muscle relaxation, which helps anesthesiologists give the right amount of medication.
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Study facts
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- 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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22 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2018
- Finished
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Nov 2018
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) physical status classification I to III * elective procedures under general anesthesia requiring use of a non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent Exclusion Criteria: * Known or suspected central or peripheral neuropathies of any ethology * Muscular dystrophies * Skin burns and trauma at measurement sites (arms). * Musculo-tendinopathies of the arms and hands. * All conditions that might be judged to alter appropriate peripheral neuromuscular conduction. * Fragile skin impeding placement of electrocardiogram electrodes at measurement sites. * Allergy to ECG Electrodes * Intra-operative position impeding proper use of any of the two used neuromuscular monitors. * Calibration/device failure * Failure to properly stabilize the patient's hand in supination (so that the smartphone won't dislocate itself during measurements) * Patient premedication judged to interfere with proper cognitive assimilation of the study concept.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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universitair Ziekenhuis brussel
Jette, België, 1090, Belgium
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