Could a sticker replace needles for kids in intensive care?
NCT ID NCT07468006
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study checks if a non-invasive skin sensor can accurately measure carbon dioxide levels in children with breathing problems in the pediatric ICU. The sensor is compared to standard blood tests. If accurate, it could reduce the number of needle sticks these children need.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Critically ill pediatric patients admitted to a tertiary PICU with respiratory insufficiency or circulatory compromise.
- Ages
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1 year to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Age 1-18 years * Diagnosis of respiratory insufficiency or impaired peripheral perfusion * Expected need for more than one arterialized capillary or arterial blood gas sample * Admission to PICU Exclusion Criteria: * Repeated failure of sensor adhesion * Hypothermia \< 35 °C * Time difference \> ±5 minutes between tPCO₂ and blood sampling * Large tPCO₂ variability (\> ±1 kPa) in 15 minutes preceding blood sampling * Non-physiological tPCO₂ values incompatible with life
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Brno
RECRUITINGBrno, 61300, Czechia
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