Study of Visensia Safety Index Device to Detect Early Patient Deterioration and Support Rapid Response Care at Ottawa Hospital

What this Trial Is About

Rapid response teams RRTs are used in hospitals to provide urgent care to patients who need quick attention to prevent worsening health. Early warning scores EWS help identify which patients need RRT assessment by analyzing vital signs and lab results. The Visensia Safety Index VSI is an EWS that uses continuous vital sign monitoring and machine learning to predict patient deterioration and can connect with hospital data systems. Previous studies showed VSI could reduce instability duration and serious episodes. This study aims to test the feasibility and impact of using VSI with a portable monitoring system at The Ottawa Hospital to identify high-risk patients earlier. Patients in this study will have their vital signs continuously monitored by the VSI, which alerts the Rapid Assessment of Critical Events RACE team if deterioration is detected. The VSI device will be integrated into patient care to provide real-time alerts to hospital staff. This is a single-arm study evaluating the implementation and use of the VSI monitoring system alongside the RACE team for early detection of patient decline. Participants will be observed over a 10-month period to assess the technical feasibility of capturing and transmitting continuous data to the VSI tool, and the clinical feasibility based on feedback from doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists. The study will also evaluate the financial feasibility of using VSI. Key outcomes include the rate of data collection, alert reporting to RACE, and opinions of healthcare providers. The potential clinical and financial impacts of VSI will be assessed upon study completion.

Feasibility and Initial Clinical Impressions of Predictive Monitoring Integrated With the RACE Team