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Performance Comparison Between Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8

Performance Comparison Between Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05968079
Enrollment
20
Registered
2023-08-01
Start date
2023-09-06
Completion date
2023-10-11
Last updated
2025-04-09

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

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Brief summary

This study is also designed to compare the performance of Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8 against FDA cleared hospital grade pulse oximetry technology under desaturation conditions.

Interventions

DEVICEMasimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8

Noninvasive wearable health monitoring device

Sponsors

Masimo Corporation
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Subject is 18 to 55 years of age. * Subject is American Society Anesthesiologist status 1 (ASA I) * Subject has a BMI between 18 and 35. * Subject is able to read and communicate in English and understands the study and the risks involved.

Exclusion criteria

* Subject is currently taking any medications which in the opinion of the principal investigator would not be suitable for participation in the study. * Subject is wearing nail polish that cannot be removed, gel nails, and/or acrylic nails that can interfere with study device's placement. * Participants with conditions or skin abnormalities at or around site of sensor placement that could affect the placement on the sensor or prevent monitoring of physiological parameters during the study, such as psoriasis, eczema, angioma, scar tissue, burn, fungal infection, substantial skin breakdown. * Subject has participated in an investigational drug study within one month prior to the start of the study. * Subject has failed the Allen's Test to confirm patency of the collateral artery. * Subject is female with a positive pregnancy test, or is female and is unwilling to use effective birth control between the time of screening and study termination. * Subject has a positive urine cotinine or drug test. * Subject has a reported allergy to Lidocaine. * Subject has clinically significant anemia or other hemoglobinopathy. * Subject has a room air saturation of less than 95% by pulse oximetry. * Subject has a clinically significant abnormal EKG. * Subject has a clinically significant abnormal pulmonary function test via spirometry. * Subject is intolerant to a breathing mask apparatus. * Subject has a COHb greater than 3%, or MetHb greater than 2% verified by laboratory co-oximeter. * Subject has another condition, which in the opinion of the principal investigator would not be suitable for participation in the study. * Subject is unwilling or unable to provide informed consent or comply with the study procedures.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Accuracy of Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8 in Determining SpO2 (Oxygen Saturation) Values in Subjects During Desaturation1-6 hoursAccuracy will be determined by comparing Masimo W1™ SpO2 measurements and Apple Watch Series 8 SpO2 measurements with FDA-cleared pulse oximetry device SpO2 measurements and calculating the Arithmetic root mean square (ARMS) value. All values presented below for SpO2 (Bias, Precision and ARMS) are in units of %. The pairwise samples consist of paired SpO2 timing measurements from both the reference sensor, Masimo W1, and the Apple Watch.
Successful Read Rate for Motion Conditions Under Slow Desaturation for Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 81-6 hoursThis analysis examines the successful read rates for motion conditions during slow desaturation events for the Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8. The motion condition consists of a combined value representing three types of simulated motion: drinking, scratching the nose, and checking the time. Successful Read Rate = 1 - No Read Rate (Nf / Nspotcheck) x 100 (%) Nf = Number of Reads without Valid SpO2 Nspotcheck = Number of All Spot Checks
Detection Rate of Fast Desaturation Events Under Various Conditions for Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 81-6 hoursComparison of the detection rate of fast desaturation events under different conditions for the Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8. The first condition involves no motion, with the palm facing down and the Apple Watch in sleep mode, while the second condition involves no motion, with the palm facing sideways and manual spot checks performed on the Apple Watch. The goal is to evaluate the performance of both devices in detecting desaturation events under these varying circumstances. Detection Rate = (Nt / Ndesat) x 100 (%) Nt = Number of Detected Event by Test Device All subjects who are enrolled into the test group and participate in data collection receive the noninvasive Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8. Ndesat = Number of All Valid Fast Desaturation Events by Reference SpO2

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8
All subjects who are enrolled into the test group and participate in data collection receive the noninvasive Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8. Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8: Noninvasive wearable health monitoring device
20
Total20

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicMasimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
20 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
African American
4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian or Pacific Islander
7 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic
3 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
6 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
11 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 20
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 20
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 20

Outcome results

Primary

Accuracy of Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8 in Determining SpO2 (Oxygen Saturation) Values in Subjects During Desaturation

Accuracy will be determined by comparing Masimo W1™ SpO2 measurements and Apple Watch Series 8 SpO2 measurements with FDA-cleared pulse oximetry device SpO2 measurements and calculating the Arithmetic root mean square (ARMS) value. All values presented below for SpO2 (Bias, Precision and ARMS) are in units of %. The pairwise samples consist of paired SpO2 timing measurements from both the reference sensor, Masimo W1, and the Apple Watch.

Time frame: 1-6 hours

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Masimo W1™Accuracy of Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8 in Determining SpO2 (Oxygen Saturation) Values in Subjects During DesaturationClinical Bias0.4 Percent of oxygen saturated hemoglobin
Masimo W1™Accuracy of Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8 in Determining SpO2 (Oxygen Saturation) Values in Subjects During DesaturationPrecision1.9 Percent of oxygen saturated hemoglobin
Masimo W1™Accuracy of Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8 in Determining SpO2 (Oxygen Saturation) Values in Subjects During DesaturationArithmetic Root Mean Square (ARMS)2.0 Percent of oxygen saturated hemoglobin
Apple Watch Series 8Accuracy of Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8 in Determining SpO2 (Oxygen Saturation) Values in Subjects During DesaturationClinical Bias0.8 Percent of oxygen saturated hemoglobin
Apple Watch Series 8Accuracy of Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8 in Determining SpO2 (Oxygen Saturation) Values in Subjects During DesaturationPrecision2.0 Percent of oxygen saturated hemoglobin
Apple Watch Series 8Accuracy of Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8 in Determining SpO2 (Oxygen Saturation) Values in Subjects During DesaturationArithmetic Root Mean Square (ARMS)2.2 Percent of oxygen saturated hemoglobin
Primary

Detection Rate of Fast Desaturation Events Under Various Conditions for Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8

Comparison of the detection rate of fast desaturation events under different conditions for the Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8. The first condition involves no motion, with the palm facing down and the Apple Watch in sleep mode, while the second condition involves no motion, with the palm facing sideways and manual spot checks performed on the Apple Watch. The goal is to evaluate the performance of both devices in detecting desaturation events under these varying circumstances. Detection Rate = (Nt / Ndesat) x 100 (%) Nt = Number of Detected Event by Test Device All subjects who are enrolled into the test group and participate in data collection receive the noninvasive Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8. Ndesat = Number of All Valid Fast Desaturation Events by Reference SpO2

Time frame: 1-6 hours

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Masimo W1™Detection Rate of Fast Desaturation Events Under Various Conditions for Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8Condition 1: No motion, palm facing down, Apple Watch in Sleep Mode100 Event Detection Rate (%)
Masimo W1™Detection Rate of Fast Desaturation Events Under Various Conditions for Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8Condition 2: No motion, palm facing sideways, manual spot checks for Apple Watch100 Event Detection Rate (%)
Apple Watch Series 8Detection Rate of Fast Desaturation Events Under Various Conditions for Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8Condition 1: No motion, palm facing down, Apple Watch in Sleep Mode7.4 Event Detection Rate (%)
Apple Watch Series 8Detection Rate of Fast Desaturation Events Under Various Conditions for Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8Condition 2: No motion, palm facing sideways, manual spot checks for Apple Watch24.7 Event Detection Rate (%)
Primary

Successful Read Rate for Motion Conditions Under Slow Desaturation for Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8

This analysis examines the successful read rates for motion conditions during slow desaturation events for the Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8. The motion condition consists of a combined value representing three types of simulated motion: drinking, scratching the nose, and checking the time. Successful Read Rate = 1 - No Read Rate (Nf / Nspotcheck) x 100 (%) Nf = Number of Reads without Valid SpO2 Nspotcheck = Number of All Spot Checks

Time frame: 1-6 hours

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Masimo W1™Successful Read Rate for Motion Conditions Under Slow Desaturation for Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 8100 % of Successful Read Values
Apple Watch Series 8Successful Read Rate for Motion Conditions Under Slow Desaturation for Masimo W1™ and Apple Watch Series 84.7 % of Successful Read Values

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026