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Clinical Trials/NCT01132001
NCT01132001
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EVALUATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS OUTSIDE OFFICE: COMPARISON OF DIAGNOSIS BASED ON EITHER AMBULATORY OR HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

University of Athens1 site in 1 country200 target enrollmentOctober 2009

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Arterial Hypertension
Sponsor
University of Athens
Enrollment
200
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Blood pressure monitoring methods
Last Updated
13 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This is a prospective study comparing the three blood pressure monitoring methods on the diagnosis of arterial hypertension. Blood pressure of each subject will be evaluated with clinic, home and 24h ambulatory blood pressure measurements in three visits

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
October 2009
End Date
December 2012
Last Updated
13 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
University of Athens
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

George S. Stergiou

Associate Professor of Medicine and Hypertension

University of Athens

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age \> 20 yrs
  • Patients referred to an outpatient clinic for high blood pressure
  • Patients with no treatment or with antihypertensive treatment stable for at least 4 weeks.
  • Patients capable of performing home blood pressure measurements.
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • Hypertension stage III (SBP\>180 mmHg or DBP\>110mmHg)
  • Secondary hypertension
  • Resistant hypertension
  • Arrhythmia
  • Pregnancy
  • Symptomatic heart disease
  • Renal disease (Cr\>2mg/dl)
  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c\>8.5%)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Blood pressure monitoring methods

Time Frame: Baseline

Comparison among clinic, home and ambulatory blood pressure measurements.

Study Sites (1)

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