Key result
The Omron HEM-1020 and Omron i-Q132 devices passed validation requirements, with BP reading differences within ± 3 mmHg compared to a standard mercury sphygmomanometer.
Why the study?
Do the Omron HEM-1020 and Omron i-Q132 devices accurately measure blood pressure compared to a standard mercury sphygmomanometer?
Observational
Do the Omron HEM-1020 and Omron i-Q132 devices accurately measure blood pressure compared to a standard mercury sphygmomanometer?
Effect estimate: within ± 3 mmHg
The Omron HEM-1020 and Omron i-Q132 home blood pressure monitors are valid and accurate devices according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol.
May support home BP monitoring with these devices; leaves open need for broader independent validation.
OBJECTIVE: Allowing patients to measure their blood pressure (BP) at home is recognized as being of clinical value. However, it is not known whether BP measurement is usually taken correctly outside of a clinical setting. Automated proper wrapping of the cuff and correction of wrong posture will help in taking BP measurement properly. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of the Omron HEM-1020 and the Omron i-Q132 devices, which are equipped with those functions. METHODS: A team of three trained doctors validated the performance of these devices by comparing data obtained from both devices with those from a standard mercury sphygmomanometer. Both devices passed the validation requirements of the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol. The magnitude of the difference in BP readings between the tested device and the standard mercury sphygmomanometer was within the range of ± 3 mmHg, which is allowed by the European Society of Hypertension guidelines. CONCLUSION: Both the Omron HEM-1020 and the Omron i-Q132 devices were found to be useful for measuring BP at home because their performance fulfilled the requirement of the guidelines.
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Takahashi et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Blood pressure measurement. Omron HEM-1020 and Omron i-Q132 devices vs. Standard mercury sphygmomanometer was evaluated on Difference in BP readings between the tested device and the standard mercury sphygmomanometer (within ± 3 mmHg). The Omron HEM-1020 and Omron i-Q132 devices passed validation requirements, with BP reading differences within ± 3 mmHg compared to a standard mercury sphygmomanometer.
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