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A study on alarm profile of newborn babies admitted in a intensive care unit in India

Bedside alarm profile in a tertiary care Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in India

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/08/027385
Enrollment
720
Registered
2020-08-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P84- Other problems with newborn

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research Department of Neonatology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Newborn babies admitted in the Neonatal intensive care unit of IPGME&R, Kolkata during the study period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Parental denial of consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.To quantify the total alarm burden (actionable and non-actionable alarms) in our NICU and determine the contribution of each device towards the total load of alarms. 2.To determine the proportion of false alarms as well as contribution of each device towards the total load of false alarms.Timepoint: 8 hours of observation period each day for 3 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To determine the cause of false alarms given by each device 2. To determine the response time of the NICU caregivers towards the alarms and the reason behind any delayed response 3. To determine the alarm type from each device depending on the priority level ( high, medium, and low priority) Timepoint: 8 hours of observation period each day for 3 months.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSyamal Sardar

Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

drsyamalsardar@gmail.com9434306529

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026