New EKG for NICU babies: no sticky electrodes needed?
NCT ID NCT04269044
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new type of EKG that does not need sticky electrodes on a baby's skin. Researchers compared its heart rate readings to the standard EKG used in the NICU. The study included 10 newborns who were already being monitored with standard EKG. The goal was to see if the new non-contact method works just as well.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2021
- 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
We will be studying neonates in the NICU. They have sensitive skin and thus a suspected benefit from switching to a non-contact EKG
- Ages
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0 to 30 days
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Apgar at 5 min \>/= 7 * Admitted to the NICU * Indication for standard EKG monitoring Exclusion Criteria: * Apgar \< 7 at 5 min * Not in the NICU * Not being monitored with standard EKG monitors
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest, Illinois, 60045, United States