Clinical Studies

A. Publications for SenTec Digital Monitoring System

The SenTec Digital Monitoring System (SDMS) with the V-Sign™ Sensor is a safe, accurate and reliable way to track and monitor changes in arterial carbon dioxide, arterial oxygen saturation and pulse rate. Measuring tcPCO2 and SpO2 noninvasively, the V-Sign™ Sensor enables clinicians to better assess patient ventilation and oxygenation in virtually all clinical settings. There is a fast growing number of published clinical studies which were conducted to test and prove the usability, reliability and accuracy of the SDMS.

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Anaesthesia	General
ICU	Validation/Accuracy
Neonatology	tcPCO2 vs. EtCO2
Procedural Sedation	Miscellaneous
Pneumology
Sleep

B. Clinical Study Support

SenTec AG is interested to support clinical studies, which focus on or apply tcPCO2 and/or SpO2 monitoring in various application areas including but not limited to neonatology, sleep medicine, pneumology, home care, anesthesia, procedural sedation, or intensive care. Researchers planning to conduct clinical trials in one of our research focus areas (see table below) are invited to send SenTec AG their study proposal. If SenTec decides to support the study SenTec typically offers to provide product training, to monitor the data quality during the study to avoid user errors, to provide data analysis support and to provide the necessary equipment to conduct the study.

**SenTec’s Clinical Research Focus Areas and the Objectives**
Neonatology	Clinical Validation of tcPCO2/SpO2 in preterm patients <1000g using sensor temperatures as low as 41°C Feasibility and value of tcPCO2 monitoring during neonatal transport tcPCO2 monitoring during ventilation (e.g. HFOV) and value of the new delta-B and delta-10 values
Pulmonology	Potential of the SDM’s new Ventilation Spot Check Mode to reduce the number of arterial punctures
Sleeplab	Establishing criteria to standardize analysis of tcPCO2 sleep recordings
Procedural Sedation	Combined tcPCO2/SpO2 monitoring during procedural sedation and value of the new delta-B and delta-10 values
PACU/Surgical Ward	Does remote monitoring of combined tcPCO2/SpO2 contribute to increase patient safety on the General Care Floor and value of the new delta-B and delta-10 values (e.g. for postoperative patients receiving opioid analgesics and sedatives). Does combined tcPCO2/SpO2 monitoring contribute to a decreased length of stay in the ICU (e.g. by providing guidance during weaning).
Anesthesiology	Does combined tcPCO2/SpO2 monitoring contribute to increase patient safety during PCA and value of the new delta-B and delta-10 values
Intensive care medicine	Does combined tcPCO2/SpO2 monitoring contribute to decreased length of stay in the ICU and value of the new delta-B and delta-10 values (e.g. by providing guidance during weaning)

Interested clinicians are invited to contact us for additional information. We’re looking forward to supporting your clinical study!