Can fitbits reliably track hospital Patients' health?
NCT ID NCT07229833
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study checks if Fitbit devices can accurately measure heart rate, breathing, oxygen levels, sleep, and activity in patients admitted to a general medicine ward. About 100 adults will wear a Fitbit alongside standard monitors to see how well the wearable matches medical-grade equipment. The goal is to find out if Fitbits can help catch early signs of decline in hospitalized patients.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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33 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
The population will be General Internal Medicine inpatients on the GIM wards. Patients who can provide informed consent will be approached for enrollment. Exclusion criteria are patients who are purely palliative and therefore in which vital sign measurement would be inappropriate.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Subject inclusion criteria. * General internal medicine patients admitted to General Medicine Wards. * Able to consent. * 18 years of age or older Subject exclusion criteria. * Patients who are purely palliative "comfort measures only" where measuring vital signs would not be appropriate and will be excluded. * To reduce the potential risk of transmitting nosocomial infections, patients under contact precautions for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile infections will also be excluded. * This study will also exclude patients at risk of vascular compromise of the arm or leg on which the wearable device was to be placed, such as patients with deep venous thrombosis, dialysis fistulas, and severe upper extremity trauma. * Expected discharge less than 24 hours
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, M5G2C4, Canada
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