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Clinical Trials/NCT00130663
NCT00130663
Completed
Not Applicable

Recognition of Abnormal Pediatric Blood Pressures in Primary Care

ConditionsHypertension

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Hypertension
Sponsor
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Primary Endpoint
written documentation by MD in medical record acknowledging elevated BP
Status
Completed
Last Updated
18 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This study will look at general pediatricians' effectiveness at screening children for elevated blood pressure values in the primary care setting. Two new screening tools will be introduced and their effectiveness will be measured against current practice by way of medical chart review.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
January 2006
End Date
October 2007
Last Updated
18 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Health care supervision visit
  • Documented measured blood pressure and height
  • Between the ages of 3 years and 17 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • Younger than 3 years of age
  • Older than 17 years of age
  • No documented blood pressure measurement
  • Not a health supervision encounter

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

written documentation by MD in medical record acknowledging elevated BP

Secondary Outcomes

  • compliance with interventions

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