Self Measurement and management using the Internet for Lowering blood pressure in Everyday practice (SMILE study)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Essential hypertension; Circulatory System; Essential (primary) hypertension

• Registration Number: ISRCTN70714356
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Southampton (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-08-10
• Last Update Posted: 18 December 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 155

Inclusion Criteria

1. Over 18 years
2. Treated essential hypertension
3. Poor control blood pressure greater than 140/90 mmHg and less than 200/110 mmHg
3. Home access to the internet
4. Access to a telephone line

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inability to self monitor (including diagnosis of of dementia, score of >10 on short orientation memory concentration test)
2. Postural hypertension (systolic blood pressure drop >20mmHg)
3. More than two antihypertensive medications
4. Terminal disease
5. Hypertension not managed by family doctor
6. Spouse already randomised to the study group

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean change in systolic blood pressure after 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary outcome measures