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Research type
Research Study
Full title
Opaque wrap for PUlse oximeter Sensor in Neonates
IRAS ID
199411
Contact name
Prakash Kannan Loganathan
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
North Tees and Hartlepool- NHS Foundation Trust
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN10302534
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 9 months, 30 days
Research summary
Oxygen is carried in the blood attached to hemoglobin molecules. Oxygen saturation is a measure of how much oxygen the blood is carrying as a percentage of the maximum it could carry.
Oxygen saturation can be measured non-invasively using pulse oximetry.
Pulse oximeter probe is often covered with an opaque wrap, as environmental or phototherapy light could interfere with oxygen saturation measurement and could provide false results. Since many of our interventions are based on Pulse oximeter monitoring, it is essential to understand whether light interferes with pulse oximeter performance. Even though physiologically ambient light or phototherapy light could interfere with pulse oximeter reading, whether application of opaque wrap to the sensor makes any difference in data is not clinically studied yet.Purpose of the study is to find out whether covering the pulse oximeter sensor with an opaque wrap will provide a more accurate reading and faster result.
We commonly use two types of pulse oximeters in the neonatal unit and this concept will be compared and validated in this both pulse oximeters (Masimo and Nellcor)
REC name
North West - Liverpool Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/NW/0445
Date of REC Opinion
18 Jun 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion