BP@Home study Does the blood pressure measured at the preoperative screening clinic represent the real blood pressure at home? An observational comparative cohort study using continuous blood pressure measurements at home

Recruiting

Conditions: Pre operatieve screening bij chirurgische ingrepen
Tension measurements
10082206

Registration Number: NL-OMON50510

Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

- Adult patients, age 18-80 years inclusive
- Scheduled for elective surgery
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- Emergency surgery or unscheduled surgery
- Patients with known or suspected pheochromocytoma or carcinoid tumor
- Patients with known disturbances in cortisol homeostasis
- Patients with known adrenal pathologies
- Underlying condition that does not allow patients to participate in the study

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary Objective: to study to what extend 24-BP measurement at home differ<br /><br>from the BP measured at the pre-assessment clinic, at the ward and just before<br /><br>surgery</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary objective:<br /><br>- to study to what extend 24-BP measurement at home differ from the BP measured<br /><br>at the pre-assessment clinic and just before surgery across different ranges of<br /><br>BP.<br /><br>- to study to what extend a 5 minute BP measurement at the pre-assessment<br /><br>clinic differs from the single BP measured at the pre-assessment clinic and<br /><br>just before surgery<br /><br>- to explore the characteristics of patients with and without differences in BP<br /><br>measurements at different time points.</p><br>