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NCT03612063: HRM
Accuracy of Commercially Available Heart Rate Monitors in Athletes
NA trial testing Fitbit Iconic HR and Garmin Vivosmart HR in Heart Rate Monitors in 50 participants. Completed in 13 December 2018.
13 December 2018
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | The Cleveland Clinic |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | other |
| Enrollment | 50 |
| Start date | 24 July 2018 |
| Primary completion | 13 December 2018 |
| Estimated completion | 13 December 2018 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Fitbit Iconic HR and Garmin Vivosmart HR
- Fitbit Iconic HR and TomTom Spark 3
- Garmin Vivosmart HR and TomTom Spark 3
- Fitbit Iconic HR and Apple Watch III
- Apple Watch III and Garmin Vivosmart HR
- Apple Watch III and TomTom Spark 3
Conditions studied
- Heart Rate Monitors — all drugs for Heart Rate Monitors →
- Athletes Heart — all drugs for Athletes Heart →
Sponsor
The Cleveland Clinic
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Heart Rate Monitors or Athletes Heart. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this research is to compare four different heart rate monitors (Apple Watch Nike III,Fitbit Iconic, Garmin Vivosmart HR, Tom Tom Spark 3) to an Electrocardiograph (ECG) machine to determine the accuracy of the devices. Over the last two decades, there has been a proliferation of commercially available heart rate monitors. Elite athletes often use heart rate measurements to monitor training and fitness levels. In response, fitness companies have offered a variety of heart rate monitors to the general public. Previously, chest strap monitors that measured electrical activity were mainly used to track heart rates. More recently, wrist-worn monitors that use an optical sensor (light) to measure heart rate have gained in popularity. While the accuracy of chest strap monitors has been studied, there is currently no data concerning the accuracy of wrist-worn heart rate monitors. Assessment of the monitors' accuracy is important for subjects who rely upon the heart rate measurements to guide their athletic activity.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Accuracy of commercially available heart rate monitors in athletes: a prospective study.
Pasadyn SR, Soudan M, Gillinov M, Houghtaling P, et al · · 2019 · cited 66× · PMID 31555543 · DOI 10.21037/cdt.2019.06.05
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03612063 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by The Cleveland Clinic
- Last refreshed: 10 April 2019
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