Blood pressure monitoring without needles: a new algorithm under test
NCT ID NCT07790458
First seen Aug 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at GE Healthcare are testing an investigational system that aims to estimate blood pressure changes using SpO2 data, which is typically measured with a finger sensor. The study will enroll 50 adults in intensive care, operating rooms, or recovery areas who already have an invasive blood pressure monitor as part of their care. The goal is to collect data to develop an algorithm that could one day track blood pressure without the need for an arterial line.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- An investigational automated non-invasive blood pressure monitoring system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a non-invasive way to track blood pressure changes continuously, reducing the need for invasive arterial lines.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early engineering study with only 50 participants, so the algorithm may not work reliably across all patients or settings. It is not yet a proven clinical tool.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients treated in Meilahti hospital
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Able to provide written informed consent or have a LDR to provide written informed consent; 2. Are being cared for in OR, PACU or ICU and are expected to remain in the unit for the duration of the study procedure; 3. Have an invasive blood pressure measurement as a standard of care; AND 4. Are 18 years of age or older. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Are known to be pregnant; 2. Are breastfeeding; 3. Are suffering from infection(s) that require isolation; OR 4. Have an external heart assistant device. 5. PI or caring physician decision due to subject health condition
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Helsinki University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHelsinki, 00290, Finland
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Helsinki University Hospital
RECRUITINGHelsinki, 00290, Finland
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