Testing a wireless brain oxygen sensor for babies in intensive care
Tests a wireless forehead sensor in newborns in intensive care.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Evaluating a Wireless NIRS Device in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Key facts
- Where
- Montreal, CanadaSee the site
Where in Canada
- Montreal Children's HospitalMontreal, CanadaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
- Trial code
- NCT07732244
- Record updated
- 28 July 2026
- Original description
The wireless NIRS sensor will be placed on the participant's forehead, directly underneath the INVOS wired sensor. The wireless NIRS sensor will remain in place for 4 consecutive hours, over 2 consecutive days. As standard-of-care, nursing personnel removes all sensors at every care to evaluate skin and reduce the risk of pressure sores. The wireless NIRS device will be removed and reapplied at the same time, by the research team who will annotate what time the sensor was removed, replaced, and the condition of the skin. This will be used to correlate signal disconnection with sensor care (i.e., skin checks, sensor removal, etc.).Read full original descriptionShow less
Evaluating a Wireless NIRS Device in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: a Sub-study of the Wireless NICU Study
The wireless NIRS sensor will be placed on the participant's forehead, directly underneath the INVOS wired sensor. The wireless NIRS sensor will remain in place for 4 consecutive hours, over 2 consecutive days. As standard-of-care, nursing personnel removes all sensors at every care to evaluate skin and reduce the risk of pressure sores. The wireless NIRS device will be removed and reapplied at the same time, by the research team who will annotate what time the sensor was removed, replaced, and the condition of the skin. This will be used to correlate signal disconnection with sensor care (i.e., skin checks, sensor removal, etc.).
Inclusion: Infants admitted to the NICU with a gestational age of ≥ 32 weeks at the time of the monitoring; undergoing monitoring with the INVOS wired NIRS system.
Exclusion: Infants with a skin abnormality that would potentially increase the risk of injury,; Patient too unstable or family experiencing too much stress as determined by an attending physician or bedside care team to not be approached for recruitment.