Reliable Hypertension Diagnosis Based on 24 ABPM
- Conditions
- Arterial Hypertension
- Interventions
- Diagnostic Test: 24 h ambulatory blood pressure measurements
- Registration Number
- NCT03674918
- Lead Sponsor
- Hasselt University
- Brief Summary
24 h blood pressure monitoring can help to define which is the optimal timing and frequency of measurements
- Detailed Description
Hypertension is a common condition in modern society. As blood pressure fluctuates with time, a single blood pressure measurement is useless to diagnose hypertension. Nevertheless, a questionable not well-defined number of measurements still is often used for this purpose. Diagnosis and therapeutic control of hypertension are therefore suboptimal. This study's objective is to determine the number and timing of measurements needed to give a trustworthy approximation of an individual's average blood pressure. Therefore, 24 h ambulatory blood pressure measurements were retrospectively analyzed.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 408
- 70 per cent of valid measurements
- none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description persons with arterial hypertension 24 h ambulatory blood pressure measurements patients referred to consultation cardiology for hypertension. They get a 24 h blood pressure monitoring to define the exact mean arterial blood pressure
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Timing of measurement day 1 9:00-13:00 - 13:00-17:00 - 17:00 - 21:00: there intervals were analyzed to assess the predictive value of each interval compared with the overall daytime diagnosis of hypertension.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The correct number of measurements day 1 Within the intervals, the correct number of measurements needed to diagnose hypertension will be evaluated.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Jessa Ziekenhuis
🇧🇪Hasselt, Belgium