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Stepwise treatment of uncontrolled high blood pressure in general practice

Conditions
TherapyresistantUncontrolledHypertensionPrimary Care TherapieresistentOngecontrolleerdHypertensie Eerste lijn
Registration Number
NL-OMON22505
Lead Sponsor
MC Utrecht
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
240
Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged > 18 years and < 80 years with an office blood pressure > 140/90 mmHg, on at least two blood pressure measurements per visit and on at least two occasions in the last year despite prescription of three or more blood pressure lowering drugs of different classes at adequate dosage, with for each antihypertensive drug at least 1 prescription of 3 months. During the inclusion consultation, the office blood pressure should be > 140/90 mmHg (measured according to the NHG CVRM guideline).

Exclusion Criteria

- A short life expectancy (< 6 months) as judged by the GP. - Inability to understand or conform to the stepwise protocol. - Unwillingness to provide a written informed consent. - In case of suspicion of a hypertensive crisis (systolic blood pressure ≥ 200 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 120 mmHg) the patient is referred for further evaluation. If a hypertensive crisis is excluded, the patient can be included in the study. - Atrial fibrillation (because of difficulties to interpret 24 hour BP measurements) - Pregnancy or breast feeding. - Severe co-morbidity, which seriously interferes with diagnostic procedures or possible treatment.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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