Could a ring replace the blood pressure cuff for heart patients?
NCT ID NCT07626879
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a wearable ring that measures blood pressure, comparing it to the standard 24-hour monitor in 100 people with heart failure and reduced pumping ability. The goal is to see if the ring is accurate and easy to use. If successful, it could make blood pressure tracking more convenient for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CART-BP ring-type wearable blood pressure monitoring device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simpler, more comfortable way to track blood pressure in heart failure patients, potentially improving home monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study (100 participants) focused on accuracy, not health outcomes. The ring device may not match the standard monitor's precision.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction patients
- Ages
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19 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. Age ≥ 19 years (male or female) 2. Diagnosed with heart failure and currently under treatment 3. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 40% confirmed by echocardiography performed within 1 year prior to enrollment 4. Able to undergo both 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and ring-type blood pressure measurement 5. Voluntarily provided written informed consent to participate in this clinical study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Office blood pressure: SBP \< 90 mmHg, or DBP \< 50 mmHg, or SBP \> 180 mmHg, or DBP \> 100 mmHg 2. Unable to perform 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring 3. Unable to wear or use the ring-type blood pressure device 4. Variability in three consecutive resting cuff blood pressure measurements ≥ 20 mmHg (SBP) or ≥ 10 mmHg (DBP) 5. Insufficient valid ABPM readings: \< 25 daytime or \< 12 nighttime measurements per ESH criteria; or \< 25 daytime or \< 12 nighttime valid readings from the ring-type device 6. Pregnant, suspected pregnancy, or breastfeeding 7. Judged by the investigator to be legally or mentally unfit to participate in the clinical study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center
RECRUITINGDaegu, 42601, South Korea
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