Do Home Monitors Improve Blood Pressure Control?

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Hypertension; Diabetes Mellitus
• Interventions: Behavioral: Home blood pressure monitor

• Registration Number: NCT01579136
• Lead Sponsor: Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if home blood pressure monitors can help decrease blood pressure in patients with diabetes at a low income clinic.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-12
• Study First Submitted: 2012-04-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-04-13
• Study First Posted: 2012-04-17
• Status Verified: 2012-12
• Primary Completion: 2012-12
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 2012-12-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

• over 18 years old,
• diabetes as defined by HgA1C over 6.5%,
• uncontrolled blood pressure (SBP > 130 and or DBP > 80)

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnancy,
• transplanted organ,
• MI/CHF/CVA within 3 months,
• dialysis,
• arrhythmia,
• metastatic cancer,
• dementia,
• visual or hearing difficulties

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Home monitors	Home blood pressure monitor	This group will be given a home blood pressure monitor to use.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change in blood pressure over time	baseline and 3 months	We are measuring the change in blood pressure between 2 groups: the intervention group which will be using home blood pressure monitors and the control group which will get care as usual for their blood pressure.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Caritas Clinic, Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital; 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States