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HypertensionHuawei-SunU2NCT07790978

Real-World Validation for Less-Disturbing Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) in Malaysia Using Huawei Wearables

An observational study of Hypertension, run by Sunway University at 1 site in Malaysia.

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Trial summary

Background: Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) is the gold standard for diagnosing high blood pressure (hypertension) because it tracks blood pressure continuously across day and night. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Hypertension
How many people
500 participants
Where
1 siteMalaysia
Study dates
1 Dec 2026to 31 Dec 2028
How long will I take part?
2 Years
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: The study population comprises adult community-dwelling individuals residing in Malaysia recruited via the Huawei Research Platform. From this general screening pool (target N = 500), a targeted clinical validation subgroup (n = 50) will be prospectively selected to undergo dual ABPM and smartwatch evaluation. To ensure clinical applicability and statistical validity in alignment with ISO 81060-2 and AAMI validation standards, the validation subgroup will be stratified into three distinct cohorts: * Normotensive Cohort (n = 10): Participants with blood pressure < 135/85 mmHg. * Undiagnosed Elevated Blood Pressure Cohort (n = 20): Participants with untreated blood pressure > 135/85 mmHg. * Documented Hypertensive Cohort (n = 20): Participants with documented or self-reported history of history of hypertension. Selection across all cohorts will maintain balanced demographic representation across age groups, biological sex, and major Malaysian ethnic populations (Malay, Chinese, Indian)

Who may be able to join

  • Possesses the specific Huawei wearable required for the study
  • Aged ≥18 years
  • Malaysian citizen/permanent resident
  • Understands English, Malay, or Chinese
  • Able to download the required application on a compatible smartphone
  • Willing to wear devices continuously
  • Able to provide informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Current pregnancy
  • Presence of implantable cardiac devices (e.g., permanent pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators [ICDs])
  • Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., active atrial fibrillation, frequent premature ventricular contractions [PVCs])
  • Movement disorders or active tremors that interfere with blood pressure measurement or signal acquisition (e.g., severe Parkinson's disease, essential tremor)
  • Acute medical conditions (e.g., acute coronary syndromes, stroke/TIA within 3 months, acute decompensated heart failure, severe active infections, or hypertensive emergencies)
  • Resting blood pressure >=180/110 mmHg

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Malaysia1 site
  • Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University

    Subang Jaya, Selangor, 47500

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About this study

Background:

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) is the gold standard for diagnosing high blood pressure (hypertension) because it tracks blood pressure continuously across day and night. However, standard ABPM requires a cuff that inflates every 15 to 30 minutes during the day and every 30 to 60 minutes at night. These frequent inflations often cause discomfort, interrupt sleep, and cause patients to abandon testing.

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Purpose:

This study aims to evaluate whether a new cuff-based Huawei smartwatch can provide a less-disturbing ABPM experience. Researchers will test whether a reduced-frequency measurement schedule (e.g., 7 readings: 4 awake, 3 asleep) can provide the same diagnostic accuracy as a conventional, full 24-hour ABPM protocol (typically 48 readings) while improving patient comfort.

Study Design \& Procedures:

Study Population:

Approximately 500 adult participants will be recruited over a 24-month study period, with a targeted subgroup of 50 participants selected for clinical validation. The subgroup will represent normotensive, pre-hypertensive, and hypertensive individuals across diverse age groups and ethnicities.

Monitoring \& Comparison: Participants in the validation group will undergo standard 24-hour ABPM at an accredited clinical facility alongside monitoring with the Huawei smartwatch. Data from the smartwatch will be used to compare a reduced-frequency reading schedule against full 24-hour ABPM recordings.

User Feedback: Participants will complete questionnaires assessing comfort, sleep quality, ease of use, and overall preference between the smartwatch and standard ABPM cuffs.

Goal:

The main goal is to determine if a reduced-frequency wearable monitoring protocol can maintain clinical diagnostic accuracy for blood pressure and sleep-dipping patterns while significantly reducing patient burden and sleep disruption.

Conditions
Hypertension
Keywords
Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM), Less-Disturbing ABPM, Reduced-Frequency Monitoring, Wearable Blood Pressure Devices, Smartwatch Blood Pressure, Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping, Sleep Disruption and Patient Comfort, Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
Medical subject headings
Hypertension

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT07790978
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Normotensive CohortAdult participants with normal blood pressure (defined as blood pressure < 135/85 mmHg; n = 10) who undergo simultaneous standard 24-hour ABPM and Huawei smartwatch monitoring.
Undiagnosed Elevated Blood Pressure CohortAdult participants with undiagnosed elevated blood pressure (defined as blood pressure > 135/85 mmHg; n = 20) who undergo simultaneous standard 24-hour ABPM and Huawei smartwatch monitoring.
Documented Hypertensive CohortAdult participants with documented or self-reported hypertension (n = 20) who undergo simultaneous standard 24-hour ABPM and Huawei smartwatch monitoring.
Screening PopulationGeneral adult participants recruited across Malaysia who enroll via the Huawei Research Platform app to provide continuous wearable ambulatory blood pressure and physiological data and complete baseline health assessments over the study period.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Mean Difference in Blood Pressure Measured by Reduced-Frequency Smartwatch Schedule Versus Standard 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor (ABPM)

    Measure Description: Mean blood pressure difference (bias) for 24-hour, daytime, and night-time periods calculated by subtracting reference 24-hour ABPM values (SpaceLabs/Mobil-O-Graph cuff monitor) from reduced-frequency Huawei smartwatch ABPM values (7-measurement schedule).

    Unit of Measure: mmHg

    Measured: Month 13 through Month 18 (during clinical ABPM validation testing).

  2. Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of Blood Pressure Readings Between Reduced-Frequency Smartwatch Schedule and Standard 24-Hour ABPM

    Measure Description: The average absolute difference between blood pressure readings obtained from the reduced-frequency Huawei smartwatch schedule and the standard 24-hour cuff-based ABPM monitor.

    Unit of Measure: mmHg

    Measured: Month 13 through Month 18.

  3. Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of Blood Pressure Readings Between Reduced-Frequency Smartwatch Schedule and Standard 24-Hour ABPM

    Measure Description: The root mean square error evaluating agreement between blood pressure values recorded by the reduced-frequency Huawei smartwatch schedule and the standard 24-hour cuff-based ABPM monitor.

    Unit of Measure: mmHg

    Measured: Month 13 through Month 18

  4. Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) of Blood Pressure Measurements Between Reduced-Frequency Smartwatch Schedule and Standard 24-Hour ABPM

    Measure Description: Agreement reliability calculated using absolute-agreement two-way random-effects ICC comparing reduced-frequency Huawei smartwatch blood pressure estimates against full 24-hour ABPM readings.

    Unit of Measure: Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (score ranging from -1.0 to +1.0)

    Measured: Month 13 through Month 18

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Limits of Agreement (Bland-Altman) for Blood Pressure Readings Between Huawei Smartwatch and Conventional Cuff ABPM

    Measure Description: Upper and lower 95% limits of agreement (mean difference +/- 1.96 x standard deviation) calculated via Bland-Altman analysis comparing simultaneous Huawei smartwatch and conventional cuff-based ABPM measurements.

    Unit of Measure: mmHg

    Measured: Month 13 through Month 18

  2. Participant Comfort Score Evaluated via Post-Monitoring User Experience Survey

    Measure Description: Mean total score for participant-reported physical comfort derived from a standardized 5-point Likert scale questionnaire administered immediately after 24-hour monitoring.

    Unit of Measure: Score on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 = Extreme Discomfort and 5 = Complete Comfort)

    Measured: Immediately following completion of 24-hour monitoring (Month 13 through Month 18)

  3. Number of Participants Indicating Preference for Smartwatch Monitoring Over Conventional Cuff ABPM

    Measure Description: Count of participants who express a preference for smartwatch-based monitoring over traditional arm-cuff ABPM on the post-monitoring user experience survey.

    Unit of Measure: Participant count

    Measured: Immediately following completion of 24-hour monitoring (Month 13 through Month 18)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Aug 2026
  2. Study start1 Dec 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion30 Nov 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2028 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Ecologic or community
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
500 participants (estimated)
Target duration
2 Years
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07790978
Sponsor's protocol ID
Huawei-SU-ABPM-01
Acronym
Huawei-SunU2
Status last verified
Oct 2026
First submitted
19 Aug 2026
Last updated
28 Oct 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: De-identified individual participant data (IPD)-including demographic data, continuous wearable sensor measurements, physiological parameters, and matched conventional ABPM recordings-will be made available to qualified scientific researchers. Data will be shared upon reasonable request to support secondary research, verification of algorithm validation performance, and meta-analyses, provided the proposed use aligns with participant informed consent approvals and local data protection regulations.

Publications

  • Stergiou GS, Menti A, Mariglis D, Kollias A. The quest for accurate wearable blood pressure monitors. Hypertens Res. 2026 Mar;49(3):1025-1029. doi: 10.1038/s41440-025-02410-w. Epub 2025 Nov 5.

    PubMed 41193706
  • McEvoy JW, McCarthy CP, Bruno RM, Brouwers S, Canavan MD, Ceconi C, Christodorescu RM, Daskalopoulou SS, Ferro CJ, Gerdts E, Hanssen H, Harris J, Lauder L, McManus RJ, Molloy GJ, Rahimi K, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Rossi GP, Sandset EC, Scheenaerts B, Staessen JA, Uchmanowicz I, Volterrani M, Touyz RM; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension. Eur Heart J. 2024 Oct 7;45(38):3912-4018. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae178. No abstract available.

    PubMed 39210715
  • Kawaja A, Moosa AS, Lee EKP, Phoon IKY, Ang ATW, Chang ZY, Lim ACA, Yap J, Huang W, Ng DX, Sng MY, Loh HY, Ng CJ. Comparison of patients' acceptance of cuff-based vs wearable 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring devices: A multi-method study. PLoS One. 2025 Nov 17;20(11):e0336961. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336961. eCollection 2025.

    PubMed 41248137
  • Islam SMS, Chow CK, Daryabeygikhotbehsara R, Subedi N, Rawstorn J, Tegegne T, Karmakar C, Siddiqui MU, Lambert G, Maddison R. Wearable cuffless blood pressure monitoring devices: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Heart J Digit Health. 2022 May 2;3(2):323-337. doi: 10.1093/ehjdh/ztac021. eCollection 2022 Jun.

    PubMed 36713001
  • Chia J, Bhatia KS, Mihailidou AS, Kanagaratnam LB. The Role of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Current Clinical Practice. Heart Lung Circ. 2022 Oct;31(10):1333-1340. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.670. Epub 2022 Aug 4.

    PubMed 35934633

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Hypertension, run by Sunway University at 1 site in Malaysia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Malaysia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Yook Chin Chia (+60374918622, ycchia@sunway.edu.my), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Mean Difference in Blood Pressure Measured by Reduced-Frequency Smartwatch Schedule Versus Standard 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor (ABPM) (time frame: Month 13 through Month 18 (during clinical ABPM validation testing).). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07790978, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Oct 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.

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