The Remote-POP study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A pilot single site feasibility study to analyse the validity and feasibility of the Poonyah 4 in 1 health monitoring device for the peri-operative monitoring of observations in bariatric (BMI>35) and non-bariatric (BMI<30) patients.
IRAS ID
258026
Contact name
Lyndsay Johnson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 9 months, 1 days
Research summary
This is a pilot observational study looking at the validity of the Poonyah 4 in 1 Monitor, a watch remote monitoring device, to monitor basic physiological parameters (e.g. heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and oxygen saturations) in a hospital setting. We will study equal number of bariatric and non-bariatric patients attending hospital for elective surgery.
Participants will be telephoned with study information one week before surgery, formal consent will be gained on the day of surgery. We have chosen to pilot bariatric patients as they are a particularly motivated cohort of patients. Participants will wear the monitor for a maximum of 4 consecive days. We will compare the data produced from the pilot monitor to standard hospital monitoring equipment. The data from the device will be uploaded to a secure cloud server where the data is password protected and can only viewed by researchers. Patients will wear the device throughout their hospital stay. When they are ready for discharge the device will be removed and they will be given a questionnaire to gauge their opinions of the wearable monitor. If we show that there is no difference in data from the wearable monitor and hospital monitoring equipment, and that patients find no problems wearing devices, they could have their observations monitored at home by the wearable monitor. This would reduce length of hospital stay for some suitable post-operative patients which may considerably reduce the cost for the Trust.
We also hypothesise that patient satisfaction will improve as they have shorter stays in hospital and have the opportunity to take responsibility for their health through their engagement in using the wearable monitor.This is a single centre trial but if successful a further study would involve more centres. The study will last 3-6 months, during which time we hope to recruit around 40 patients.
REC name
London - West London & GTAC Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/PR/0243
Date of REC Opinion
14 Apr 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion