Prototyping a Device for Automating Stool and Urine Output Tracking

Conditions

• Waste Output

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Toilet seat that measures waste output — DEVICE
  Participants will use a toilet that includes a apparatus designed to measure waste output.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to test an electronic apparatus for measuring stool and urine output in an accurate and easy way. Participants will have one in-person or virtual visit with the study team prior to starting the study events. Participants that enroll in this study will have the freedom to choose when to begin and stop using the toilet apparatus when it is available for human testing. This apparatus will be located in a private bathroom in either the CIEMAS building or MSRB III Building.

Key Dates

Start date

Nov 14, 2022

Status verified

Aug 2025

Primary completion

Jul 31, 2026

Completion

Jul 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

48 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NA

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

OTHER

Arms

• Experimental: apparatus use
  All participants will use the apparatus following the same procedures. They will weigh themselves on a scale located in the bathroom, use the apparatus with or without "hats" ("hats" refer to a plastic container used to catch stool/urine that needs to be placed between the toilet rim and the toilet seat and discarded after each use) and weigh themselves after using the toilet.

Primary Outcome Measure

Percent of urine output correctly identified as measured by toilet seat apparatus . [ Time Frame: Up to 3 months ]

Central Contacts

• Lawrence David
  919-668-5388
  [email protected]
• Veronica Carrion
  9197041523
  [email protected]

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