To screen for and identify subjects with potential undiagnosed hypertension using an optical blood pressure monitoring device across an active workforce population in the US (Nucor employees).
100 voluntary Nucor facility employees with no previous diagnosis of hypertension will be recruited and will receive an optical blood pressure monitoring device (Aktiia G1 Device) that is a miniature bracelet placed in the wrist and measure blood pressure continuously without inflating. Each participant will wear the device continually during 28 days.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Non-hypertensive Nucor employees that accept to wear an optical blood pressure monitoring device (Aktiia 24/7 device) to screen for and identify potential undiagnosed hypertension. 100 participants. Each participant will wear the device continuously for 28 days.
Nucor
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
The percentage of subjects with undiagnosed hypertension
Analysis of the percentage of subjects with undiagnosed hypertension defined as an average daytime SBP\>130 or DBP\>80 mmHg over the initial 7 days of the Aktiia 24/7 device use.
Time frame: Each participant will wear the device continuously for 28 days.
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