Pulse oximetry screening for congenital heart disease in community based midwifery care in the Netherlands; a feasibility study

Pulse oximetry screening for congenital heart disease in community based midwifery care in the Netherlands; a feasibility study - Pulse Oximetry Leiden Screening Study (POLS study)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON40229

Enrollment

3420

Registered

2013-09-16

Start date

2013-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-11

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

Conditions

congenital heart defects

Interventions

Pre ductal (right hand) and post ductal (right foot) pulse oximetry 1 hour post delivery. When saturation is lower than 90% the screening test is considered positive. If the saturation is between 9

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All term infants born in regio Leiden in period of 01-10-2013 to 30-09-2014

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pulse oximetry monitoring as part of the care during admittance in hospital

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the percentage of low risk infants that was screened for congenital heart disease using pulse oximetry	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
problems identified in use of PO in home setting, problems identified with referral logistics, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of the screening method, the percentage of false positive referrals, other pathology found with the screening, acceptability for mothers	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)