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Clinical Trials/NCT02355392
NCT02355392CompletedNot Applicable

Prevalence of Hypertension Using Telemedical Home Blood Pressure Measurements

Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen0 sites3,159 target enrollmentStarted: February 2011Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
3,159
Primary Endpoint
Office blood pressure

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of hypertension among citizens of Holstebro, Denmark aged 55-64 years, including both the well treated, the untreated and the insufficiently treated, and to estimate the prevalence of white coat and masked hypertension using home blood pressure measurements with telemedical data transmission.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Cross Sectional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
55 Years to 64 Years (Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Age 55 to 64 years
  • •Registered address in the municipality of Holstebro
  • •Enrolment at a practice of one of the GPs who had agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Unwillingness to participate
  • •Incapability to do home blood pressure measurements

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Office blood pressure

Time Frame: 10 minuttes

Telemedical home blood pressure

Time Frame: 3 days

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor
Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor Investigator
Principal Investigator

Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen

Professor, Chief Physician

Regional Hospital Holstebro

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