The Conventional vs. Automatic Measurement of Blood Pressure in the Office Study or CAMBO
Lead Researcher and Department
Martin Myers, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Martin Dawes, Family Medicine, McGill University; Marshall Godwin, Director, Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University; Curry Grant, Janusz Kaczorsowski, Alexander Kiss, Sheldon Tobe
Funding Resources
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Summary
The CAMBO Study is a multi-centre study of the use of the BpTRU device in primary care. The BpTRU device is intended for use in the doctor's office; it auto-inflates and takes five BP readings at intervals of 1 or 2 minutes. It then displays the average of those five readings. This average blood pressure has been shown to correlate with the daytime average Blood Pressure on 24 hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring better than a regular blood pressure measured by auscultatory measurement. The purpose of the CAMBO Study is to determine if patients who are managed using a BpTRU device are more likely to achieve blood pressure target than those managed using usual auscultatory methods. Progress: The CAMBO finished in June of 2010. In total, 22 family physicians from 19 different clinics in the greater St. John's area were enrolled in the study. In addition, a further seven family physicians from five different clinics in the Corner Brook area were enrolled in the study. Patient recruitment for both areas totaled 203. The data is being analyzed and will be submitted for publication over the next 6 months.
Dates
2005-2010
Keywords
Blood pressure measurement, BpTRU
Locations
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
St. John's
Corner Brook
Corner Brook - Rocky Harbour
Avalon Peninsula
Zone 8 - Humber
Industry Sectors
Medical Research and Development Laboratories (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services — Scientific Research and Development Services — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences)
Thematic Categories
Heart Disease (Health — Diseases)
Primary Health Care (Health)
Medical Research
Departments
Primary Healthcare Research Unit (Clinical Disciplines - Family Medicine), Faculty of Medicine (STJ)