New home monitoring gadget tracks vital signs after hospital stay
NCT ID NCT06077851
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a wireless device that continuously monitors vital signs like heart rate and oxygen levels in patients at home after a hospital stay. The goal was to see how often alarms go off and whether they help catch serious health problems early. 83 adults participated, wearing the monitor for up to three days after discharge.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better ways to monitor patients at home and reduce hospital readmissions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on feasibility and alarm patterns, not a treatment. It may not change practice without larger trials.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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83 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients admitted with an acute medical disease at Bispebjerg Hospital or Rigshospitalet, or assessed by paramedic personnel at home after contact to the EMS.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: Adult patients (≥18 years) admitted (with at least one night stay) with an acute medical disease and scheduled for discharge to their own homes Adult patients (≥18 years) who have contacted the EMS and, after assessment by paramedic personnel, not deemed sick enough for immediate hospital admission. Exclusion Criteria: Patients placed on palliative treatment. Acceptable chronically abnormal vital parameters of SpO2\<88%, MAP\<70, RR\>24, or HR\>110. Allergy to plaster, plastic, or silicone. A pacemaker or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) device. If the patient was deemed not able to open the front door when visited by the investigator. Inability to give informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bispebjerg Hospital
Copenhagen, NV, 2400, Denmark
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