Blood pressure check: bare arm compared with a suit sleeve
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests whether measuring blood pressure on a bare arm works just as well as measuring it through a special suit sleeve. If you are in the emergency department, your blood pressure will be checked both ways to see if the sleeve gives the same reading.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 or older.
- You must be a patient in the emergency department at Grenoble University Hospital.
- You must have health insurance (or equivalent coverage).
- Your arms must be free of wounds or injuries that would prevent a blood pressure reading.
- You must not have taken blood pressure medication within the hour before the measurement.
- You must be able to give consent in French (or with help) and agree to participate.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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