Development and testing program for opportunistic screening for blood pressure and its management in a district hospital setting using the total risk approach
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Hypertension management
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2008/010
- Lead Sponsor
- Epidemiological Unit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow up complete
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 280
Inclusion Criteria
Patients above 40 years with high blood pressure
Exclusion Criteria
1.Under 40 years of age 2.Refusal of consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method •Improvement in the proportion of opportunistic screening for blood pressure of patients above 40 years •absolute reduction of systolic and diastolic pressure []<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method •Proportion of patients with changes in selected risk factors - smoking , body weight, physical activity, heart healthy diet •Reduction in risk category []<br>