U.S., Nov. 18 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07229833) titled 'Validation of Fitbit Measurements in Hospitalized General Medicine Patients' on July 29.
Brief Summary: Patients admitted to the General Internal Medicine ward are sick and in need of monitoring that cannot be provided at home or treatments best administered in hospital. Standard care currently includes vital signs measurements and in some cases ECG. Wearable devices that continuous monitor patients could provided added information to improve the care of inpatients. This could include more monitoring and catching deterioration before it happens. Wearables have been shown to be largely accurate for monitoring heart rate, however it i...