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Blood PressureNAMBPNCT04119518

Night Ambulatory Monitoring Of Blood Pressure

A study testing CSEM Pulse Watch in people with Blood Pressure, run by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern at 1 site in Switzerland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

To determine accuracy of nightly non occlusive blood pressure measurements by the non-occlusive CSEM Pulse Watch compared to a gold standard oscillometric device Spacelabs OnTrak Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitor, Spacelabs Healthcare, Washington, USA) internationally validated for the 24h ABPM in Patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Blood Pressure
What is being tested?
CSEM Pulse Watch
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
70 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
1 Jan 2019to 30 Dec 2021
Phase
Interventional
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
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients > 18y
  • Good understanding of written and oral German
  • Signed informed consent
  • Scheduled for 24h blood pressure exam

Who cannot join

  • Patients with unhealthy mental state
  • Patients with an active implantable medical device (AIMD)
  • Arteriopathy of the upper limbs with/without stenosis
  • Severe congestive heart failure (LV-EF ≤25%)
  • Sever aortic-valve stenosis mean gradient >40mmHg, valve area <1cm2)
  • Congenital heart disease including aortic isthmus stenosis
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  • Untreated heart rhythm disorders, heart rate at rest > 120/bpm
  • Severe untreated arterial hypertension (BPsyst > 180mmHg, BPdiast > 100mmHg)
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Instable angina pectoris
  • Malcompliance concerning medication intake
  • Active alcohol or drug abuse
  • Pregnancy or lactation (women of childbearing age will be asked to performed urinary pregnancy test before the screening phase)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site
  • Inselspital

    Bern, 3010

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About this study

Official title: Night Ambulatory Monitoring Of Blood Pressure Clinical Study Protocol

To determine accuracy of nightly non occlusive blood pressure measurements by the non-occlusive CSEM Pulse Watch compared to a gold standard oscillometric device Spacelabs OnTrak Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitor, Spacelabs Healthcare, Washington, USA) internationally validated for the 24h ABPM in Patients.

Read the detailed description

Elevated Blood Pressure (BP) is a chronic medical condition with a prevalence of about 45% in the middle-aged population.

The particular interest of this project is given to the diagnosis and treatment of so-called nocturnal hypertension. Unfortunately, current monitoring practice relies on the use of occlusive pneumatic cuffs inflated around the arm to assess BP. Based on oscillometric technique, occlusive cuffs perform intermittent BP measurements every 20 minutes, thus providing only a limited view of the BP regulation landscape. In addition, oscillometric measurement performs a full occlusion of the measured arm inducing awakening reactions, and leading to non-representative overestimated BP values. The non-occlusive measurement of BP is thus an unsolved problem of modern medicine.

The aim of the NAMBP (Night Ambulatory Monitoring of Blood Pressure) project is to develop, implement and test in clinical trials a first-ever non-occlusive BP sensor to be used during sleep.

A novel technology for the non-occlusive measurement of BP from photoplethysmographic (optical) signals, known as Pulse Wave Analysis (PWA), has been investigated for the past decade by the Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM, Neuchâtel, Switzerland). The herein proposed system - the CSEM Pulse Watch - consists in a single sensor (watch-like device) attached at the wrist that measures photoplethysmographic waveforms induced by the pulsatility of the skin arteries of the wrist. These waveforms are then post-processed via PWA: The system will detect features in the measured waveforms that correlate, through the phenomenon of wave reflections, to the underlying BP of the patient.

Conditions
Blood Pressure
Being tested
CSEM Pulse Watch

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CSEM Pulse WatchDevice

    Comparison of CSEM Pulse Watch with a gold standard oscillometric device Spacelabs OnTrak Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitor.

Study groups in NCT04119518
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Healthy and hypertensive subjectsOtherSubjects will be enrolled to be monitored for 24 hours via: the non-occlusive CSEM Pulse Watch, and a gold standard oscillometric device (Spacelabs OnTrak Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitor, Spacelabs Healthcare, Washington, USA) internationally validated for the 24h ABPM.
Receives: Device: CSEM Pulse Watch

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Assessment of the accuracy

    Continuous blood pressure measurement of the novel device will be compared to measurements assessed by a standard 24h blood pressure monitor at normal out of hospital conditions during night periods.

    Measured: Day 0 for 24 hours

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Assessment of the acceptability

    Acceptability of the novel blood pressure device in patients when used during 24 hours will be assessed by means of a questionnaire filled in by patients at day 1. The scale title is: Fragebogen. The minimum value is -1 and the maximum value is 10. The higher score means worse outcome.

    Measured: Day 1

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Oct 2019
  2. Study start1 Jan 2019
  3. Primary completion30 Dec 2021
  4. Study completion30 Dec 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Prospective, method-comparison, proof of concept, single centre study
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
70 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04119518
Sponsor's protocol ID
2016-00614
Other IDs
2016
Acronym
NAMBP
Status last verified
Jan 2023
First submitted
4 Oct 2019
Last updated
26 Jan 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing CSEM Pulse Watch in people with Blood Pressure, run by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern 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 13 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 26 Jan 2023. 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?

Assessment of the accuracy (time frame: Day 0 for 24 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 26 Jan 2023.

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