Skin Pigment clinical trials at UCSF

1 research study open to eligible people

Skin pigment is the natural color of your skin. UCSF is investigating how well pulse oximeters perform on people with different skin colors. These studies aim to find out if the devices give correct oxygen readings for all patients.

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  • Pulse Oximetry Errors in Hospitalized Patients Across Varying Skin Pigmentation

    open to eligible people ages 18 years and up

    This is a prospective observational study designed to quantify and understand errors in pulse oximetry in hospitalized patients in relation to their skin pigmentation. It is driven by three recent retrospective studies showing missed diagnosis of hypoxemia in patients across a spectrum of skin pigmentation, defined as blood SaO2 <90% when their pulse oximeter reads 92% or greater.

    San Francisco, California

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