Effects of a Comprehensive Intervention on Blood Pressure Control in a Primary Care Setting

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypertension

• Registration Number: NCT01915199
• Lead Sponsor: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Brief Summary

The implementation of lifestyle modifications, home blood pressure (BP) measurement, and optimization of antihypertensive drug therapy have been shown to improve BP control in tightly controlled research settings. The investigators objective is to determine the effect of these interventions in a primary care setting, with the family practitioners and nurses serving as the interventionists. The investigaotrs hypothesis is that a comprehensive intervention performed in a primary care setting would lead to better blood pressure control.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2000-10
• Primary Completion: 2002-12
• Study First Submitted: 2013-07-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-08-01
• Study First Posted: 2013-08-02
• Status Verified: 2014-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-01-15
• Last Update Posted: 2014-01-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 144

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 35-74 years
• Untreated office blood pressure of ≥ 160/100 mmHg or on active antihypertensive treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe psychiatric or neurologic illnesses
• Heart failure (ejection fraction < 40% or previous hospitalization for heart failure)
• Hemodynamically significant valvular disease
• Unstable coronary heart disease
• Chronic kidney disease (proteinuria > 1 g/l or a serum creatinine concentration > 160 mmol/l)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Office Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure	Baseline and at 12 Months.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Population Studies Unit; 🇫🇮 Turku, Finland