Fluid Output
Conditions
Keywords
toilet device
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a prototype toilet device that we have developed can accurately and automatically track human fluid output from renal and gastrointestinal systems in the hospital. The device includes components that can be outfitted onto existing toilets. In this study, participants' hospital rooms will be outfitted with the prototype toilet device. Participants will use the toilet as usual throughout the duration of their inpatient stay. Sometimes output will be measured by the device, and other times output will be measured manually by nurses.
Interventions
DEVICEElectronic Device for Toilet
Device will be installed on toilet of patients will in hospital to measure all waste output.
Sponsors
Duke University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Scheduled to undergo an allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant for any cancer or non-cancer illness through the Duke ABMT clinic OR currently undergoing treatment for HF in the Duke Cardiology Clinic with order of strict I/O monitoring 2. Age 18-80 years 3. Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) ≥ 70 if a BMT patient 4. Able to read/write English
Exclusion criteria
1. Inability to use toilet device due to physical constraints, e.g. waste excreted through stoma or catheter. 2. Physician recommendation that patient does not use standard urine/stool collection hat during days 1-2 of HCT conditioning OR during HF treatment. 3. Women who are pregnant 4. Patient height \< 5'3" if they are a patient within the Duke Cardiology Clinic 5. Disabled individuals using wheelchairs or transfer devices to use bathroom
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean absolute error of urine volume (in mL) as measured by device compared to standard of care nurse assessment | Up to 14 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between daily patient fluid balance (difference between fluid input and output in mL) as measured by device measurements or standard of care nurse assessment and the change in daily weight | Up to 14 days |
| Mean absolute error of urine volume (in mL) as measured by device | Up to 14 days |
| Time (in mins) spent handling/recording patient waste | First 3 days of patient's HCT conditioning |
| Time (in mins) between nurse logging of patient urination in electronic medical records and device-based logging of patient urination | Up to 14 days |
| Percent of patients who indicated device satisfaction as measured by patient survey | Day 3 of HCT conditioning |
| Percent of nurses who indicated device satisfaction as measured by nurse survey | After transition to Stage 2 - about 3 days after patient begins HCT conditioning |
| Number of patient falls as measured by patient report | Up to 17 days |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTLauren Hill
CONTACTAmy Bush
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORChenyu Lin, MD
Duke University
Outcome results
None listed