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Continuous and Non-invasive Measurements by Task Force® CORE/CARDIO in Autonomic Function Testing (AFT)

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Autonomic Dysfunction
Orthostatic Intolerance
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: Autonomic Function Testing
Registration Number
NCT05977335
Lead Sponsor
CNSystems Medizintechnik GmbH
Brief Summary

Background: The investigational device, "Task Force® CORE" (TFC, CNSystems Medizintechnik GmbH, Graz, Austria) together with the "Task Force® CARDIO" (TFCARDIO, CNSystems Medizintechnik GmbH, Graz, Austria) medical device software, is a new CE-marked medical device for continuous non-invasive determination of blood pressure (BP), cardiac output (CO) and derived parameters based on the well established CNAP® (continuous non-invasive arterial pressure) technology by CNSystems.

Aim: The primary aim of this prospective, method comparison, open study is data acquisition for the performance evaluation of the TFC during autonomic function testing in comparison with an clinically accepted reference method. Setting: The setting of the clinical investigation will be the autonomic function testing laboratory at the Department of Neurology, the University Hospital Center Zagreb.

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are over 18 years and who provide written informed consent.

Sample size: The study has an calculated sample size of 70 patients. Considering a drop-out rate of 5%, a total of 75 patients will be included.

Statistics: Descriptive statistics, values for the percentage error and correlation estimates will be derived. Furthermore, scatterplot, Bland-Altman analysis, concordance analysis of parameter changes and further comparative statistics will be performed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patients (patients aged ≥ 18 years)
  • Patients giving written informed consent to participate in the study.
  • Patients with intact perfusion of both hands evidenced by a positive Allen's test.
  • Patients with orthostatic intolerance will be included
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with vascular implants at the sites of non-invasive BP measurement (fingers or upper arms)
  • Very low perfusion in the periphery
  • Arterial vascular diseases (arteriosclerosis, Raynaud's syndrome, endarteritis obliterans, collagenosis, severely advanced vascular diseases (PAOD))
  • Patients with significant edema in the fingers
  • Patients with atrial fibrillation
  • Patients with valvular disease of grade 2 or above
  • Patients with ventricular assist devices
  • Subjects not passing the Allen's test for both hands.
  • Patients with a large lateral difference in BP (> 15 mmHg for systolic BP and/or >10 mmHg for diastolic BP) or with same arm measurement differences > 10 mmHg in systolic or diastolic BP during assessment of lateral differences

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Orthostatic Intolerance PatientsAutonomic Function Testing-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Agreement of blood pressure between investigational and reference device.The agreement is calculated for 10 minutes head-up tilt table test period

The agreement of blood pressure variables \[systolic, diastolic and mean pressure in mmHg \[millimetres of mercury)\] between both devices will be assessed by means of Scatterplot and Bland-Altman analysis.

Agreement of heart rate between investigational and reference device.The agreement is calculated for 10 minutes head-up tilt table test period

The agreement of heart rate (bpm \[beats per minute)\] between both devices will be assessed by means of Scatterplot and Bland-Altman analysis.

Agreement of cardiac output between investigational and reference device.The agreement is calculated for 10 minutes head-up tilt table test period

The agreement of cardiac output (in l/min) between both devices will be assessed by means of Scatterplot and Bland-Altman analysis.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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