A Comparison of Telemedical and Conventional Antihypertensive Treatment
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Interventions
- Device: Telemedical blood pressure monitoring
- Registration Number
- NCT00282334
- Lead Sponsor
- Regional Hospital Holstebro
- Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to compare telemedical antihypertensive treatment based on home blood pressure monitoring and conventional antihypertensive treatment based on monitoring of blood pressure in the doctor's office.
We want to test the hypotheses that telemedical treatment is more effective in lowering blood pressure, provide better quality of life and is more cost-effective.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 236
Inclusion Criteria
- age 20 - 80 years
- office blood pressure > 150/95 mmHg or systolic blood pressure >150 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg
Exclusion Criteria
- not able to perform home blood pressure measurements
- low compliance
- abuse of alcohol/ medicine
- unwillingness to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Home blood pressure telemonitoring Telemedical blood pressure monitoring -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Difference in Number of Patients Who Reached Target Blood Pressure 6 months Difference in Mean Daytime Systolic Ambulatory Blood Pressure From Baseline to Follow-up After Six Months baseline and 6 months Comparison of mean change in daytime systolic ambulatory blood pressure from baseline to follow up after 6 months between the two groups
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Dept. of Medical Research, Holstebro Hospital
🇩🇰Holstebro, Denmark