Smart watch could spot surgery complications before doctors do
NCT ID NCT07646730
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a wearable device can give early warning of complications after chest surgery. The device tracks heart rate, oxygen levels, temperature, and activity from hospital admission to 30 days after discharge. Researchers will first use past data to build a warning model, then test it in 650 new patients to see how early and accurately it predicts problems like infection or irregular heartbeat.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- wearable device (monitors heart rate, oxygen, temperature, activity, sleep)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a way to catch serious complications like lung infections or heart rhythm problems days earlier than usual, helping doctors intervene sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study to develop and test a model, not a proven tool. The device only monitors and does not change care, so it may not actually improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 650 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
The study population includes adult patients aged 18 years or older who are hospitalized in the Department of Thoracic Surgery of Tongji Hospital and are scheduled to undergo thoracic surgery. Eligible patients should be able to wear the study-designated wearable device after hospital admission and are expected to continue wearing the device and/or uploading data within 30 days after discharge.
- 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: 1. Age 18 years or older. 2. Hospitalized in the Department of Thoracic Surgery of Tongji Hospital and scheduled to undergo thoracic surgery. 3. Able to wear the study-designated wearable device after hospital admission and expected to continue wearing the device and/or uploading data within 30 days after discharge. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients or family members are unwilling to wear the wearable device or unable to meet the required wearing time. 2. Severe or unstable psychiatric disease, such as severe depression or schizophrenia. 3. Pregnancy or lactation. 4. Allergy to the watch strap material or local skin conditions that prevent wearing the device. 5. Unable to complete follow-up within 30 days after discharge.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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