NCT01101737CompletedNot Applicable
Evaluation of a Nurse-led Hypertension Clinic in Two Inner City General Practices: Randomised Controlled Trial
St George's, University of London1 site in 1 country353 target enrollmentStarted: February 1, 2008Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 353
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in systolic blood pressure
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators will do a trial in two general practices to see if the introduction of a blood pressure clinic staffed by a specialist nurse supported by visiting consultant improves blood pressure control compared to usual care.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients with last recorded blood pressure greater or equal to the British Hypertension Society audit standard
Exclusion Criteria
- •Secondary hypertension
- •Housebound
- •Non-English speaking
- •Another major illness likely to dominate pattern of care e.g. advanced cancer, dementia
Arms & Interventions
Usual care
No Intervention
Patients not invited to the nurse-led clinic will continue with usual GP care
Nurse-led blood pressure clinic
Experimental
Patients randomly allocated to the intervention will be invited to a specialist nurse-led blood pressure clinic.
Intervention: Nurse-led blood pressure clinic (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in systolic blood pressure
Time Frame: 6 months
This will be assessed using two audits of practice records where blood pressure was measured and recorded independently by practice staff
Secondary Outcomes
- Proportion of patients in each group with final blood pressure below the British Hypertension Society optimal target(6 months after recruitment)
Investigators
Study Sites (1)
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