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Smart sensor technology in pregnancy – An integrative concept for digital prenatal care

Smart sensor technology in pregnancy – An integrative concept for digital prenatal care - SMART Start

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00036867
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2025-05-14
Start date
2021-12-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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

Conditions

Pregnancy-related diseases and complications

Interventions

Group 1: Participants use a smartphone app to answer health-related questionnaires (e.g. about sleep, daily acitivy). Additinally, they can opt to use smart devices to perform measurments (e.g. blood

Sponsors

Frauenklinik des Uniklinikums Erlangen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for the use of smart devices: 1) Gestational age before 9 weeks or past 24 weeks of gestation; 2) Criteria according to device manufacturer: Upper arm circumfence less than 22 cm or more than 42 cm (blood pressure cuff), body weight over 180 kg (scale), mattress thinner than 10 cm oder thicker than 40 cm, water bed (sleep sensor), skin conditions near the wrist, wrist circumfence over 20 cm (smart watch);

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Prevalence of proteinuria, exessive weight gain, hypertension, and sleep-related breathing disorders (apnoea, exessive snoring) as detected with the SMART Start app

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Detection rate of proteinuria, exessive weight gain, hypertension, and sleep-related breathing disorders (apnoea, exessive snoring) during home monitoring

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPeter A. Fasching

Frauenklinik des Uniklinikums Erlangen

fk-studienzentrale@uk-erlangen.de+49 9131 85 33572

Outcome results

None listed

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