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Registration number
ACTRN12614001257651
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
20/11/2014
Date registered
2/12/2014
Date last updated
8/06/2021
Date data sharing statement initially provided
8/06/2021
Date results information initially provided
8/06/2021
Type of registration
Prospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Multicentre prospective study of pulse oximetry to evaluate arterial oxygen saturation in the clinical setting.
Scientific title
In patients requiring an arterial blood gas, a comparison between arterial oxygen saturation and pulse oximetry saturation measurements.
Secondary ID [1] 285529 0
Nil
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1163-2103
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Any condition requiring measurement of arterial blood gas 293349 0
Condition category
Condition code
Respiratory 293619 293619 0 0
Other respiratory disorders / diseases

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
False
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Participants who require an arterial blood gas (ABG) will be identified. At the time of the ABG an oximetry value (SPO2) will be measured, taken from an earlobe or finger probe. The SpO2 value will be the first value measured following visualisation of blood entering the collection vial for the ABG analysis. Only one paired ABG/SpO2 measurement will be recorded for each participant.
Intervention code [1] 290474 0
Not applicable
Comparator / control treatment
The SpO2 value recorded by the pulse oximeter will be paired with the ABG measured oxygen saturation (SaO2) value for comparison.
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 293424 0
SpO2, measured by pulse oximetry at the same time an ABG is performed.
Timepoint [1] 293424 0
The SpO2 value will be the first value measured following visualisation of blood entering the collection vial for the ABG analysis.
Primary outcome [2] 293425 0
SaO2, measured by ABG (while the pulse oximeter is in place).
ABG is assessed by means of a blood sample taken from an artery which is then sent to the laboratory for analysis.
Timepoint [2] 293425 0
Taken at time of the clinically indicated ABG.
Secondary outcome [1] 311141 0
Nil
Timepoint [1] 311141 0
Nil

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Patients requiring an ABG measurement as part of their clinical care at: Wellington Regional and Christchurch Hospitals in New Zealand; Westmead Prince Charles, Royal North Shore and Concord Hospitals in New South Wales, Australia; Austin Hospital, Victoria, Australia; or Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania, Australia.
Minimum age
16 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
1. Diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia, methaemoglobinemia, or carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning
2. Patients previously recruited to the study with paired SpO2 and SaO2 values successfully recorded
3. Any other condition which, at the investigator’s discretion, is believed may present a safety risk or impact upon the feasibility of the study or the interpretation of the study results.

Study design
Purpose
Natural history
Duration
Cross-sectional
Selection
Defined population
Timing
Prospective
Statistical methods / analysis
Summary of Objectives:

1. To describe the agreement between SpO2 and SaO2 measurement in terms of bias and limits of agreement.

2. To estimate the influence on bias of:
a. The mean oxygen saturation (average of SpO2 and SaO2)
b. Location of measurement (ED, HDU, ward, or outpatient department)
c. Position of the probe (finger or ear)
d. Doctor’s diagnosis of recognised condition associated with chronic respiratory failure*
e. Current tobacco smoking status (current versus ex or non-smoker)
f. Skin pigmentation (based on modified Fitzpatrick scale with patient skin colour classified as either: Light (Type I to Type II), Medium (Type III to Type IV) or Dark (Type V to Type VI))
g. A doctor’s diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus.

3. To describe the diagnostic performance of SpO2 to detect clinically important boundaries of SaO2 (90 %) and PaO2 (60 mmHg).

4. To estimate the variance component of the difference between SpO2 and SaO2 difference due to different oximetry devices.

* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, neuromuscular disease and chest wall deformities such as severe kyphoscoliosis

Objective 1: Bland-Altman plots and estimation of bias and limits of agreement.
Objective 2: Analysis of Covariance. Should important predictors of bias be identified Bland-Altman methods will be used to determine whether there is also an effect on limits of agreement.
Objective 3: Estimation of variance components and associated intra-class correlation coefficients for the effect of oximeters as well as Best Linear Unbiased Predictors of the effect of individual oximeters; all by mixed linear models and estimation by Restricted Maximum Likelihood.
Objective 4: Receiver Operating Characteristic curve estimation by logistic regression and associated prediction equations.

The planned sample size is based on three considerations. Firstly, for the analysis of variables that predict the size of the bias we seek to have between 20 and 40 participants for each degree of freedom in the ANCOVA. This requires between 200 and 400 participants. Secondly the estimates of paired SD for the SpO2 to SaO2 difference from the papers of Van de Leow and Wouters were 2.1%, and 2.2% respectively. If there were two equal sized groups of 42 participants, 21 in each group, there is 80% power, with a type I error rate of 5%, to detect this size difference. This suggests if we have at least 20 participants with a particular characteristic we will have greater than 80% power to detect a difference of 2% between groups for dichotomous variables. We think that a sample size of 400 makes it likely that each individual characteristic will have at least 20 participants. Finally for estimation of variance of components for the different pulse oximeters by Best Unbiased Linear Predictors we need between 20 and 25 participants per oximeter brand. We anticipate between 10 and 20 oximeter brands and this leads to a requirement for between 200 and 400 participants.

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
9/12/2014
Actual
10/12/2014
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
24/11/2015
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
24/11/2015
Sample size
Target
400
Accrual to date
Final
400
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,TAS,VIC
Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1] 6429 0
New Zealand
State/province [1] 6429 0
Wellington & Christchurch

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 290135 0
Charities/Societies/Foundations
Name [1] 290135 0
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
Country [1] 290135 0
New Zealand
Primary sponsor type
Individual
Name
Dr Janine Pilcher
Address
MRINZ,
Wellington Regional Hospital,
Riddiford Street,
Newtown,
Wellington 6021
Country
New Zealand
Secondary sponsor category [1] 288877 0
None
Name [1] 288877 0
Nil
Address [1] 288877 0
Nil
Country [1] 288877 0
Other collaborator category [1] 278220 0
Individual
Name [1] 278220 0
Dr Leonie Eastlake
Address [1] 278220 0
MRINZ,
Wellington Regional Hospital,
Riddiford Street,
Newtown,
Wellington 6021
Country [1] 278220 0
New Zealand

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 291840 0
Health and Disability Ethics Committee (Northern B)
Ethics committee address [1] 291840 0
Ministry of Health
Level 6, Deloitte House
10 Brandon Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington
6011
Ethics committee country [1] 291840 0
New Zealand
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 291840 0
Approval date [1] 291840 0
09/09/2014
Ethics approval number [1] 291840 0
14/NTB/115

Summary
Brief summary
Pulse oximetry is commonly used in the clinical setting to titrate oxygen therapy to a target oxygen saturation range in order to avoid the risks of hypoxaemia and hyperoxaemia.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of agreement between pulse oximeter measured oxygen saturations and arterial blood gas measured oxygen saturations (the gold standard for oxygen saturation measurement) in Australian and New Zealand hospitals.
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 52234 0
Dr Janine Pilcher
Address 52234 0
MRINZ, Wellington Regional Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
Country 52234 0
New Zealand
Phone 52234 0
+64 4 8050241
Fax 52234 0
+64 4 3895707
Email 52234 0
[email protected]
Contact person for public queries
Name 52235 0
Dr Janine Pilcher
Address 52235 0
MRINZ, Wellington Regional Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
Country 52235 0
New Zealand
Phone 52235 0
+64 4 8050241
Fax 52235 0
+64 4 3895707
Email 52235 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 52236 0
Dr Janine Pilcher
Address 52236 0
MRINZ, Wellington Regional Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
Country 52236 0
New Zealand
Phone 52236 0
+64 4 8050241
Fax 52236 0
+64 4 3895707
Email 52236 0
[email protected]

Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

Documents added manually
TypeIs Peer Reviewed?DOICitations or Other DetailsAttachment
Study results articleYes Pilcher J, Ploen L, McKinstry S, Bardsley G, Chien... [More Details]
ThesisNo https://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/xmlui/handle/100... [More Details]

Documents added automatically
SourceTitleYear of PublicationDOI
EmbaseA multicentre prospective observational study comparing arterial blood gas values to those obtained by pulse oximeters used in adult patients attending Australian and New Zealand hospitals.2020https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-1007-3
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