Why the study?
Does an automated blood pressure measurement protocol using BpTRU reduce the white-coat effect and white-coat hypertension compared with casual office measurements in adult hypertensive patients?
Population
107 adult hypertensive patients referred for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
Comparison
Automated oscillometric blood pressure… vs Casual office blood pressure measurements in…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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BpTRU attenuates white-coat effect but yields only 48% diagnostic agreement; leaves open optimal automated protocols before clinical adoption.
Does an automated blood pressure measurement protocol using BpTRU reduce the white-coat effect and white-coat hypertension compared with casual office measurements in adult hypertensive patients?
Although the BpTRU device reduces the white-coat effect, it significantly underestimates blood pressure leading to misclassification of hypertension, and should not be used at 5-minute intervals in clinical practice.
Culleton et al. (2006) studied this question.
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