NCT07449715

Respiration From Pleth Validation

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 113 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Philips Clinical & Medical Affairs Global · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This observational clinical investigation evaluates the performance of respiratory rate derived from the plethysmography waveform (Respiration from Pleth, RfP) using Philips FAST Pulse Oximetry technology. Adult and pediatric inpatients will undergo noninvasive monitoring using age- and weight-appropriate SpO₂ sensors and capnography, with capnography serving as the reference standard. The study assesses accuracy, mean bias, precision, and time to first valid respiratory-rate value across continuous and spot-check conditions. No device outputs are used for clinical decision-making, and all procedures occur during a single study visit.

Detailed description

Respiratory rate is a key clinical vital sign and an early indicator of patient deterioration, but traditional manual counting is often inaccurate and inconsistently performed. Prior research has demonstrated that respiratory rate can be derived from the plethysmography waveform used for SpO₂ monitoring. Philips has developed enhancements to its FAST Pulse Oximetry technology to derive respiratory rate from plethysmography (Respiration from Pleth, RfP). This clinical investigation is designed to validate the accuracy and performance of the RfP algorithm by comparing pleth-derived respiratory rate with respiratory rate obtained from clinician-annotated capnography waveforms. This is a multi-center, prospective, non-randomized, non-blinded observational study enrolling adult and pediatric inpatients who are spontaneously breathing room air and undergoing routine spot-check vital signs. Each participant completes one study visit. Age- and weight-appropriate Philips SpO₂ sensors (finger, nasal alar, ear) are placed according to the sensor Instructions for Use, and capnography is collected using the LoFlo Sidestream etCO₂ sensor with adult or pediatric oral/nasal cannulas. For each applicable sensor type, a 20-minute plethysmography and capnography recording is collected. A spot-check analysis window covering the first 5 minutes of the finger-sensor recording is also evaluated. Manual respiratory rate is recorded once during this period. Waveform data are annotated by clinicians blinded to other signals to identify normal breathing, exclude artifacts, and determine reference respiratory rate values. Respiratory rate accuracy is evaluated using Accuracy Root Mean Square (ARMS), mean bias, and precision. Predefined performance criteria specify ARMS ≤ 3 breaths per minute and mean bias between -1 and +1 BPM for each population. The investigation also evaluates time to first valid pleth-derived respiratory-rate value, as well as adult participant acceptability of the CO₂ cannula. Data collected during the study do not influence patient care, and the investigational respiratory-rate algorithm is not displayed on the monitoring equipment during data acquisition.

Conditions

• Respiratory Rate Monitoring

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Physiological Monitoring with SpO₂ Sensors and Capnography	Participants will undergo noninvasive physiological monitoring with commercially available Philips SpO₂ sensors (adult finger sensor M1191T; pediatric finger glove M1192A; nasal alar sensors 989803205391; adult/pediatric ear sensor M1194A) connected to Philips MP5 or PM6300 patient monitors configured with standard FAST Pulse Oximetry technology. A LoFlo Sidestream etCO₂ sensor (M2741A) with an adult or pediatric oral/nasal cannula (989803206671 or 989803206681) will be used to collect reference capnography waveforms. All monitoring is observational, and no device output is used for clinical decision-making.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-06
• Primary completion: 2026-05-25
• Completion: 2026-05-25
• First posted: 2026-03-04
• Last updated: 2026-03-04

Locations

2 sites across 2 countries: United States, United Kingdom

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study