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Calibration and Validation of High Quality Low-Cost 3D Printed Pulse Oximeter

NCT02846974 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2022-08-25

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Summary

Pulse oximetry is a vital tool in the rapid and non-invasive assessment of emergency patients, providing a continuous estimate of hemoglobin saturation in arterial blood. Unfortunately, the costs of these devices are prohibitive and reduce availability in smaller centres and poor countries, putting millions of patients in danger of easily treatable and preventable conditions. With current rapid prototyping technologies such as 3D printing, it is possible to create a very inexpensive pulse oximeter that meets or exceeds the gold standard. The goal of this study is to develop, validate and certify a pulse oximeter that measures hemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin. This pulse oximeter will be certified with Health Canada, and then released under the Open Hardware License (OHL), such that hospitals and ministries of health in rural and impoverished communities in Canada and internationally would have easy access to these devices.

Conditions

  • Pulse Oximetry
  • Free and Open Source

Interventions

DEVICE

Pulse oximeter

A pulse oximeter will be used for calibration

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • London Health Sciences Centre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Western Ontario, Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tarek Loubani, MD · London Health Sciences Centre

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-25
Primary Completion
2023-07-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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