Smartphone-linked blood pressure monitors fail to beat traditional devices, study finds

MedTech Dive August 16, 2022
Nick Paul Taylor

Dive Brief:

• Blood pressure monitors that connect to a smartphone application are no better than traditional devices at treating hypertension, according to a randomized clinical trial of 2,101 patients.
• The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, found the change in systolic blood pressure from baseline to six months was almost identical in users of connected and traditional devices.
• The trial, which mostly enrolled people who were relatively comfortable using technology, failed to meet most of its secondary endpoints, including one that looked at patient satisfaction

Dive Insight:

Companies such as Hello Heart and Livongo are offering hypertension management plans built around connected blood pressure monitors. However, individuals have been able to check their blood pressure at home...

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