Clinical Validation of Heart Rate Apps: Mixed-Methods Evaluation Study.

Thijs Vandenberk Jelle Stans Christophe Mortelmans Ruth Van Haelst Gertjan Van Schelvergem Caroline Pelckmans Christophe J P Smeets Dorien Lanssens Hélène De Cannière Valerie Storms Inge M Thijs Bert Vaes Pieter M Vandervoort

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2017)

Our findings suggest that the most suitable method for the validation of an HR app is a simultaneous measurement of the HR by the smartphone app and an ECG system, compared on the basis of beat-to-beat analysis. This approach could lead to more correct assessments of the accuracy of HR apps.

Keyphrases

heart rate
heart rate variability
blood pressure
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
data analysis