Wrist vs. arm blood pressure: a hidden danger in ICU?
NCT ID NCT07061457
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 300 critically ill adults in the ICU who were receiving drugs to raise their blood pressure. Researchers measured blood pressure at the upper arm and the wrist to see if there was a difference. They wanted to find out how often this difference happens and if it is linked to higher drug doses or poor blood flow to the skin.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit, requiring invasive blood pressure monitoring, and undergoing vasoactive therapy.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * adult (\>18 years) patients admitted to the ICU * must be after initial resuscitation * invasive blood pressure monitoring in the radial artery * need for vasoactive drug therapy Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * pressure transduction across invasive blood pressure circuit deemed to be inadequate * mechanical circulatory support * inability to match non-invasive cuff size to the patient's arm * need for any hemodynamic intervention during performing study's measurements * patient's decline to have the measurements done
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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5 Szpital Wojskowy z Polikliniką w Krakowie
Krakow, Poland
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Uniwersytecki Szpital w Opolu
Opole, Poland
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne w Warszawie
Warsaw, Poland
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