Study on Hypertension and Frailty in the Older People

Recruiting

• Conditions: Frailty; High Blood Pressure

• Registration Number: NCT05776394
• Lead Sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Brief Summary

To estimate the linear association between daytime systolic blood pressure variability evaluated as standard deviation (SD) and frailty evaluated as Frailty index according to the Rockwood's accumulation of deficits model

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-05-30
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-08
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-20
• Primary Completion: 2023-10-31
• Study Completion: 2023-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of hypertension according to the criteria of the European Society of Cardiology guidelines
• Consent of the patient (or legal representative) to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Refusal of the patient or his/her legal representative
• Life expectancy of less than 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Daytime systolic blood pressure variability	At baseline	Standard deviation of daytime systolic blood pressure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
24h systolic blood pressure variability	At baseline	Standard deviation of 24h systolic blood pressure
Nighttime systolic blood pressure variability	At baseline	Standard deviation of nighttime systolic blood pressure

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ospedale San Luca; 🇮🇹 Milano, Italy