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Comparison of Pulse Wave and Blood Pressure Measurements Before, During and After Ergometry in Healthy Men

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Healthy Male Subjects
Registration Number
NCT03790722
Lead Sponsor
ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Brief Summary

The objective of this randomized, controlled single blind study is to compare pulse wave and blood pressure measurements before, during and after exercise ergometry in healthy male subjects.

Detailed Description

In a randomized single-blind study design the investigators explore how well blood pressure parameters calculated using a Pulse Transit Time-based method (device: SOMNOtouchTM RESP) match blood pressure parameters measured by a classic upper arm blood pressure cuff (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA) under standardized load conditions (ergometry).

In 30 healthy male subjects (age 18 - 40 years), cardiovascular parameters before, during and after a standardized load on a bicycle ergometer (half-lying position) are recorded with three different devices (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA versus SOMNOtouchTM RESP versus GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100) and compared.

Primary outcome is the difference of the systolic blood pressure values between the devices Mobil-O-Graph® PWA versus SOMNOtouchTM RESP during the three phases.

The Mobil-O-Graph® PWA blood pressure cuff is applied randomized to the arm with the previously determined higher or lower systolic blood pressure mean difference. The subjects are blinded to the results of the measurements during ergometry.

After a pre-rest period of 12 minutes, the subjects are physically strained on the ergometer for 48 minutes (6 minutes loading phase followed by a 2-minute rest phase; 30 watts increase every 8 minutes up to a maximum load of 180 watts), followed by a 12-minute rest period. Measurements are taken every two minutes with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA; data acquisition with the SOMNOtouchTM RESP and GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 devices takes place continuously over a total duration of 72 minutes.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Signed informed consent
  • Healthy at the time of the examinations
  • Inconspicuous anamnesis regarding cardiovascular diseases and bronchial asthma
  • resting heart rate 50 to 100 beats per minute
  • Normal blood pressure or appropriately treated and controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≤ 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≤ 90 mmHg)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Acute or chronic (especially cardiovascular) diseases, including cardiac arrhythmia and vegetative regulatory disorders (recorded via anamnesis)
  • Taking allopathic medication: digitalis, beta blockers, antiarrhythmics
  • Bronchial asthma (recorded by anamnesis)
  • Alcohol abuse
  • Heart diseases NYHA class IV
  • Blood pressure side difference ≥ 10mmHg
  • Fever (> 37,5°C)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Difference of the systolic blood pressurePhysiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Primary outcome is the difference of the systolic blood pressure values between the devices Mobil-O-Graph® PWA versus SOMNOtouchTM RESP during the three phases

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diastolic Blood Pressure measured with the device Mobil-O-Graph® PWAPhysiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Tmax-forward (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Tmax-forward (s) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Mean Arterial Blood Pressure (SOMNOtouchTM RESP)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Mean Arterial Blood Pressure (mm Hg) measured with the SOMNOtouchTM RESP device

Pulse-Transit-Time (PTT, SOMNOtouchTM RESP)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Pulse-Transit-Time (PTT, ms) measured with the SOMNOtouchTM RESP device

Systolic Blood Pressure measured with the device Mobil-O-Graph® PWAPhysiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Pulse Pressure measured with the device Mobil-O-Graph® PWAPhysiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Pulse Pressure (mmHg) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Reflection Coefficient (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Reflection Coefficient (%) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Diastolic Blood Pressure (SOMNOtouchTM RESP)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) measured with the SOMNOtouchTM RESP device

Pulse Pressure (SOMNOtouchTM RESP)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Pulse Pressure (mm Hg) measured with the SOMNOtouchTM RESP device

Oxygen saturation (SpO2, SOMNOtouchTM RESP)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Oxygen saturation (% SpO2) measured with the SOMNOtouchTM RESP device

Stroke Volume (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Stroke Volume (ml) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Vascular Resistance (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Vascular Resistance (s\*mmHg/ml) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Cardiac Index (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Cardiac Index (l/min\*1/m2) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Augmentation Pressure (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Augmentation Pressure (mmHg) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Systole Time (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Systole Time (s) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Pulse Transit Time (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Pulse Transit Time (PTT, ms) measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

Peak to Peak Time (PPT) (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Peak to Peak Time (PPT, ms) measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

SlopeInW2 (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

SlopeInW2 measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

Heartrate (SOMNOtouchTM RESP)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Heartrate (beats per minute, bpm) measured with the SOMNOtouchTM RESP device

Mean Arterial Blood Pressure measured with the device Mobil-O-Graph® PWAPhysiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Mean Arterial Blood Pressure (mmHg) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Heartrate (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Heartrate (beats per minute, bpm) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Puls Pressure Amplification (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Puls Pressure Amplification measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Cardiac output (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Cardiac output (l/min) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV, m/s) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Tmax-backward (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Tmax-backward (s) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Perfusion Index (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Perfusion Index (PI) measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

Forward Pressure (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Forward Pressure (mmHg) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

Backward Pressure (Mobil-O-Graph® PWA)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Backward Pressure (mmHg) measured with the Mobil-O-Graph® PWA device

SlopeInW1 (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

SlopeInW1 measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

SlopeInW3 (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

SlopeInW3 measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

SlopeInW4 (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

SlopeInW4 measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

StiffnessIndex (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

StiffnessIndex measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

ReflectionIndex (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

ReflectionIndex measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

TimeTX (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

TimeTX (ms) measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

QuotAYAX (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

QuotAYAX measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

AreaAV (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

AreaAV measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

AreaAW (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

AreaAW measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

TimeTV (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

TimeTV (ms) measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

TimeTW (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

TimeTW (ms) measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

TimeTY (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

TimeTY (ms) measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

AreaAX (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

AreaAX measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

MinT2 (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Minimum of the pulse wave measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device at the beginning of the second peak

QuotHRRespRate (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Quotient of heart and respiratory rates measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

QuotTYTX (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

QuotTYTX measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

AreaAY (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

AreaAY measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

QuotAWAV (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

QuotAWAV measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

QuotTVTW (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

QuotTVTW measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device

MinT1 (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Minimum of the pulse wave measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device at the beginning of the first peak

MaxT1 (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Maximum of the pulse wave measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device at the maximum of the first peak

MaxT2 (GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100)Physiological parameters are measured continuously (SOMNOtouchTM RESP) and every 2 min (Mobil-O-Graph©PWA) for a total duration of 72 min

Maximum of the pulse wave measured with the GeTeMed Vitaguard 3100 device at the maximum of the second peak

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ARCIM Institute

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Filderstadt, Baden Württemberg, Germany

ARCIM Institute
🇩🇪Filderstadt, Baden Württemberg, Germany

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