Hospitalized PatientsNCT06403826
SHIFT Hospital in Motion (Pilot Study)
An observational study of Hospitalized Patients and Physical Inactivity, run by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland at 1 site in Switzerland.
Trial summary
The goal of this monocentric observational study involving acute hospitalised patients is to develop a classification algorithm for the detection of various movements parameters. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Hospitalized Patients, Physical Inactivity
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSwitzerland
- Study dates
- 10 Jan 2023to 25 May 2023
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Acute hospitalized patients are continuously recruited by the project management team within the context of daily clinical practice from a surgical ward at the University Hospital Basel. Recruitment takes place as soon as possible after admission to the hospital.
Who may be able to join
- patient must have been able to walk before hospitalisation (with or without aids)
- patient must be cognitively able to follow instructions (if a cognitive assessment has been carried out, this cut-off value counts, if no assessment is available, no cognitive impairment is assumed)
- ≥ 18 years
- signed informed consent
Who cannot join
- patient unable to move prior to hospital admission
- prior inclusion in the study
- discharge on the same day
- inability or contraindications to participate in the study or to follow the study procedures, e.g. due to certain neurological disorders (such as Parkinsonism, hemiplegia, severe Multiple Sclerosis), speech problems, mental disorders, or cognitive impairments isolated patient (unable to complete the test battery completely)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Switzerland1 site
Universitiy Hospital Basel, Division of Internal Medicine
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4031
About this study
Official title: SHIFT Hospital in Motion - Explorative Single-centre Pilot Study for the Detectability of Movements by Means of Activity Sensor in Patients of an Acute Care Hospital
The goal of this monocentric observational study involving acute hospitalised patients is to develop a classification algorithm for the detection of various movements parameters.
Read the detailed description
Patients in hospitals spend the majority of their time inactive, sitting or lying down. Not being active is a common problem for patients in hospitals, often causing complications and impairing recovery, as it can lead to issues such as reduced blood volume, unsteady blood pressure when standing, weaker muscles, and a higher risk of infections, blood clots, and other health issues. The inactivity-related changes in the body in combination with the natural ageing process, the stress of being in the hospital, a poor nutritional status, and possibly troubles with thinking, memory, and understanding or depression diminish the ability to regenerate with overall compromised physiological resilience.
In order to quantify the amount of physical activity of hospitalised patients, the ability of activity sensors to distinguish between lying, sitting, standing and walking is an important requirement.
The primary objective of this observational, single center study is to develop an algorithm for the detection of various movements parameters. Therefore, enrolled patients, wearing a sensor on either ankle, wrist, or upper thigh, perform a fixed set of movements to generate acceleration and movement data.
The secondary objective is the evaluation of the best suited position of wearing the sensor.
The results of this pilot study will provide information about the feasibility and effectiveness of using activity sensors in clinical settings and will advance healthcare by developing an algorithm that accurately determines the activity patterns of hospitalized patients, thereby enhancing monitoring and understanding of patient mobility in hospital settings.
- Conditions
- Hospitalized Patients, Physical Inactivity
- Keywords
- Movement detection, Activity sensors, Sensor positioning, Algorithm development
- Medical subject headings
- Sedentary Behavior
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Development of a classification algorithm for the detection of movements parameters
Patients undergo a test battery that contains a fixed sequence of movements. A sensor on either the ankle, wrist or outer thigh is used to measure patient movement accurately and continuously and to generate acceleration and gryoscope data. These data, including duration of lying, sitting and standing, number of sit-to-stand repetitions, steps taken when walking and climbing stairs (up/down), and distance covered while walking, are used for the development of a classification algorithm for the detection of movements parameters.
Measured: 5 days during hospitalization (up to 1 hour per day)
Secondary outcomes (1)
Evaluation of best sensor positioning
To determine the best position of the sensor, the different positions (ankle, wrist or outer thigh) are evaluated in terms of the accuracy of the developed classification algorithm, the completeness of the continuously collected data, and the comfort level associated with wearing the sensor over the entire data collection period. For the latter, a questionnaire is used.
Measured: 5 days during hospitalization (up to 6 hours per day)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 May 2024
- Study start10 Jan 2023
- Primary completion25 May 2023
- Study completion25 May 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Hospitalized PatientsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Joris Kirchberger, Principal investigator, University Hospital, Basel, SwitzerlandJens Eckstein, Prof. Dr. med., Study chair, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06403826
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2022-02035; am22Eckstein4
- Status last verified
- May 2024
- First submitted
- 3 May 2024
- Last updated
- 8 May 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Kirchberger J, Kunz D, Perrot G, Hirsch S, Leifke M, Holz B, Geissmann L, Kach M, Wehrli S, Eckstein J. An explorative study on movement detection using wearable sensors in acute care hospital patients. Sci Rep. 2025 Jun 6;15(1):19941. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-04340-6.
PubMed 40481125
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 May 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- SHIFT Hospital in Motion - Explorative Single-centre Pilot Study for the Detectability of Movements by Means of Activity Sensor in Patients of an Acute Care Hospital
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06403826
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2022-02035; am22Eckstein4
- Conditions
- Hospitalized Patients, Physical Inactivity
- Keywords
- Movement detection, Activity sensors, Sensor positioning, Algorithm development
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, SwitzerlandUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences
- Study start
- 10 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 25 May 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 25 May 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 May 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this monocentric observational study involving acute hospitalised patients is to develop a classification algorithm for the detection of various movements parameters.
Detailed description
Patients in hospitals spend the majority of their time inactive, sitting or lying down. Not being active is a common problem for patients in hospitals, often causing complications and impairing recovery, as it can lead to issues such as reduced blood volume, unsteady blood pressure when standing, weaker muscles, and a higher risk of infections, blood clots, and other health issues. The inactivity-related changes in the body in combination with the natural ageing process, the stress of being in the hospital, a poor nutritional status, and possibly troubles with thinking, memory, and understanding or depression diminish the ability to regenerate with overall compromised physiological resilience.
In order to quantify the amount of physical activity of hospitalised patients, the ability of activity sensors to distinguish between lying, sitting, standing and walking is an important requirement.
The primary objective of this observational, single center study is to develop an algorithm for the detection of various movements parameters. Therefore, enrolled patients, wearing a sensor on either ankle, wrist, or upper thigh, perform a fixed set of movements to generate acceleration and movement data.
The secondary objective is the evaluation of the best suited position of wearing the sensor.
The results of this pilot study will provide information about the feasibility and effectiveness of using activity sensors in clinical settings and will advance healthcare by developing an algorithm that accurately determines the activity patterns of hospitalized patients, thereby enhancing monitoring and understanding of patient mobility in hospital settings.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Acute hospitalized patients are continuously recruited by the project management team within the context of daily clinical practice from a surgical ward at the University Hospital Basel. Recruitment takes place as soon as possible after admission to the hospital.
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- patient must have been able to walk before hospitalisation (with or without aids)
- patient must be cognitively able to follow instructions (if a cognitive assessment has been carried out, this cut-off value counts, if no assessment is available, no cognitive impairment is assumed)
- ≥ 18 years
- signed informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- patient unable to move prior to hospital admission
- prior inclusion in the study
- discharge on the same day
- inability or contraindications to participate in the study or to follow the study procedures, e.g. due to certain neurological disorders (such as Parkinsonism, hemiplegia, severe Multiple Sclerosis), speech problems, mental disorders, or cognitive impairments isolated patient (unable to complete the test battery completely)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Development of a classification algorithm for the detection of movements parameters
Time frame: 5 days during hospitalization (up to 1 hour per day)
Patients undergo a test battery that contains a fixed sequence of movements. A sensor on either the ankle, wrist or outer thigh is used to measure patient movement accurately and continuously and to generate acceleration and gryoscope data. These data, including duration of lying, sitting and standing, number of sit-to-stand repetitions, steps taken when walking and climbing stairs (up/down), and distance covered while walking, are used for the development of a classification algorithm for the detection of movements parameters.
1 secondary outcome
Evaluation of best sensor positioning
Time frame: 5 days during hospitalization (up to 6 hours per day)
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 May 2024.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 40481125Kirchberger J, Kunz D, Perrot G, Hirsch S, Leifke M, Holz B, Geissmann L, Kach M, Wehrli S, Eckstein J. An explorative study on movement detection using wearable sensors in acute care hospital patients. Sci Rep. 2025 Jun 6;15(1):19941. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-04340-6.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Joris Kirchberger principal investigator
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Jens Eckstein, Prof. Dr. med. study chair
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Hospitalized Patients and Physical Inactivity, run by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland at 1 site in Switzerland.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Development of a classification algorithm for the detection of movements parameters (time frame: 5 days during hospitalization (up to 1 hour per day)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06403826, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 May 2024.