AI could replace needles for blood pressure monitoring during surgery
NCT ID NCT06915376
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new method that uses artificial intelligence to combine signals from a pulse oximeter and ECG to measure blood pressure continuously without needles. 30 adults having surgery were monitored with both the new method and the standard invasive method to see how accurate the new approach is. The goal is to find a safer, more comfortable way to track blood pressure during operations.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Study participants will be recruited from adult patients undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery under general anesthesia at Konya City Hospital. All participants will have a clinical indication for arterial catheter placement as part of routine intraoperative monitoring.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical indication for arterial catheter placement * Age ≥18 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification ≤3 * Planned surgical duration \>60 minutes * Non-cardiac surgery * Expected supine positioning during the procedure * Initial postoperative recovery planned in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to give informed consent * Severe peripheral vascular disease * Surgeries involving manipulation of major arteries * Positive Allen's test * Inability to place an arterial catheter in the upper extremity * Presence of an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis * Inability to measure NIBP (noninvasive blood pressure) on the same arm as the arterial catheter * Difference greater than 10 mmHg in SBP or DBP between the two arms based on NIBP measurements * Abnormal arterial pressure waveforms detected in history or initial IABP monitoring (e.g., pulsus paradoxus, pulsus alternans, pulsus bisferiens, pulsus parvus et tardus) * Atrial fibrillation * Body Mass Index (BMI) \>35 kg/m² * Preoperative hemoglobin level \<10 g/dL or \>16 g/dL * Esophageal or nasopharyngeal pathology, or aortic coarctation * Conditions affecting accurate pulse oximeter readings, such as nail or finger disorders (e.g., nail fungus or scleroderma), or presence of nail polish, dye, henna, or tattoos on fingers or nails.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Konya City Hospital
Konya, Konya/Meram, 42040, Turkey (Türkiye)
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