Feasibility of Remote Evaluation and Monitoring of Acoustic Pathophysiological Signals With External Sensor Technology in Covid-19

Summary

The aim of this study is to explore the acceptability and feasibility of a novel medical device system for autonomously monitoring of breath and heart sounds in Covid-19 (detecting and monitoring the progression of Covid-19 pneumonitis, by evaluating sounds captured through a wearable device (Senti)). As a first-in-man study, the investigators will investigate the safety of the Senti device, the usability and acceptability of the device; and ensure technical and practical feasibility of the device in a real-world clinical setting. Healthcare resources have been stretched substantially by Covid-19. Devices which enable patients to be monitored at home and direct these precious resources to those who require them are needed more than ever.

10 patients will be recruited (the study participants) in two tranches (6 and 4) who are being discharged from A\&E into the community, with Covid-19. These patients will wear the Senti device. The first tranche will use the device over a single session lasting 20 minutes only. The second tranche (which will include patients from tranche one, and which will only proceed if no adverse events are detected in tranche one), participants will wear the device at their discretion (particularly encouraged to wear overnight) over the course of 5 days. The investigators will survey the study participants to answer three key questions:

What is the feasibility of the Senti data-capture device? Is this device usable in clinical practice? What are the requirements to train patients to use the device?

The investigators will also consider:

Does the device function technically and practically, in real-world clinical scenarios? What are the key expected and unexpected safety issues related to using the device (with a particular emphasis on whether the device is likely to cause pressure sores)?

These questions will establish the feasibility of using the Senti data capture device as part of a novel medical device system for the autonomous evaluation and monitoring of bioacoustic signals for Covid-19.

Conditions

• Covid19

Interventions

DEVICE

Senti V1.0 Device

This device class I, CE marked garment, with a similar form to a T-Shirt, embedded with ten sensor modules encased in silicone; the device comes with a charging stand in the form of a clothes hanger. Depending on the outcome of this feasibility study, the device may, in the future, form part of a class IIb medical device system, when accompanied by cloud-based software to listen to both current and historically recorded breath sounds for each Senti patient. The Senti Version One device will be labelled clearly to indicate the device version, on the inside of the garment, conforming to the MDR. The garment itself will be made from textile composite, including cotton, elastase, micromodel, spandex, and polyester. All other components (including electronic and other plastic components) will be entirely encased in medical-grade silicone.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Senti Tech Ltd

  lead INDUSTRY

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-01-31

Primary Completion

2021-02-28

Completion

2021-03-31

Countries

• United Kingdom

Study Locations