Fitbit Labs testing ‘Unusual Trend Detection’ and Hypertension Study

As the personal health coach preview gets underway, Fitbit Labs is testing more features: Unusual Trend Detection and Hypertension Study Lab.

As we previously spotted, the Fitbit Hypertension Lab wants to “use Pixel Watch data to identify early signs of” high blood pressure. This lab is just for the Pixel Watch 3, with this year’s wearable excluded. 

Fitbit is looking for “up to 10,000 eligible participants to wear their Google Pixel Watch 3 as they normally would for 180 days” in the US. Some of those Lab participants will be sent an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring cuff to wear for 24 hours, with a $25 gift card as compensation upon return.

Google notes how there might be a “slight, temporary change in your watch’s battery life, but it should still last for a full day on a single charge.”

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If you’re interested, open the Fitbit Labs page on Android and follow the instructions. 

• Fitbit data: Wearable data collected as part of this lab to explore correlations and validate machine learning algorithms. This data is not used to provide individual health insights or assessments within this lab.
• Survey responses: Survey responses are used for research purposes and to help us identify participants who meet our inclusion criteria.
• User profile: Information verifies participation for the research study.

The end goal of this is presumably hypertension notifications for the Pixel Watch.

Meanwhile, a new Fitbit Lab aims to provide a “heads-up if your health metrics look different.”

• Log possible causes and symptoms
• Get tips for rest and recovery
• Get updates when your metrics return to your typical patterns, for research exploration, not medical guidance or guaranteed alerts

Tap “Get notified” to join the waitlist.

Thanks Jason