Comparison of Telemedical and Conventional Treatment of Hypertension
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Registration Number
- NCT02531347
- Lead Sponsor
- Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen
- Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to compare antihypertensive treatment based on either conventional blood pressure measurements or telemedical home blood pressure measurements.
Hypothesis is that telemedical treatment of hypertension is more effective in lowering blood pressure, is more cost-effective and provides better quality of life.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 375
Inclusion Criteria
- Age 55 to 64 years
- Registered address in the Municipality of Holstebro
- Enrolment at a practice of one of the general practitioners who had agreed to participate in the study
- Telemedical home blood pressure measurement with ≥12 measurements on day 2 and 3.
- Elevated home blood pressure ≥135/85 (if diagnosed diabetes, chronic kidney disease or prior stroke ≥130/80)
- Hypertension confirmed by daytime ambulatory blood pressure ≥135/85 (if diagnosed diabetes, chronic kidney disease or prior stroke ≥130/80)
- ECG verified sinus rhythm
Exclusion Criteria
- Unwillingness to participate
- Normotension
- Withdrawal of consent to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood pressure reduction 3 month Difference in daytime ambulatory blood pressure from baseline to followup between intervention and control group
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of patients reaching target blood pressure 3 month