The Continuity Study

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Conditions studied: Blood Pressure

In brief

A before and after interventional cohort study comparing intermittent blood pressure measurement using the oscillometric arm cuff to continuous noninvasive blood pressure (cNIBP) measurement using the VitaWave finger cuffs in subjects undergoing elective surgery in an outpatient setting.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07216573

Run by

Becton, Dickinson and Company

People needed

188

Starts

2026-05-07

Expected to finish

2027-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Signed informed consent
• Age ≥ 18 years
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status ≥ 2
• Scheduled for elective noncardiac surgery with intermittent arterial blood pressure monitoring using oscillometric arm cuff

You may not qualify if…

• Patient who is known to be pregnant
• Patient with existing or planned arterial pressure catheter
• Patient in whom systolic arterial pressure differs by more than 20 mmHg between the right and left arms
• Inability to place oscillometric cuff on the subject's upper extremity
• Extreme contraction of the smooth muscle in the arteries and arterioles of the lower arm and hand, such as may be present in patients with Raynaud's disease
• Finger or hand deformity that prevents proper placement of finger cuff by visual inspection
• Inability to place finger cuffs due to subject anatomy, condition, or obstructive paraphernalia (such as false nails)

Where it is running

• University of Rochester Medical Center — Rochester, New York, United States (enrolling)

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