Hypertensio
- Conditions
- Hypertension.Essential (primary) hypertension
- Registration Number
- IRCT201604107391N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Isfahan University Of Medical Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 216
Inclusion criteria included: The samples were 18 years or older and were the residents of Isfahan city. The subjects would be included in the study if they declared their diagnosis with hypertension by a physician and were receiving pharmacotherapy for hypertension. Exclusion criteria: Any limitations on measuring blood pressure from the arm such as arm casting; existence of a shunt or fistula in the hands; to be on fasting or on a special diet for obesity or for weight loss at the time of sampling; according to the patients or their families, they were suffering from Cushing and pheochromocytoma, undergoing treatment with peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis, suffering from mental illnesses and cancer, and being pregnant. If the subjects in the intervention group missed over two sessions of the class, they would be excluded from the study.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knowledge, Attitude, Practice. Timepoint: In the beginning of the study and 6 month after intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Self-efficacy and Self-care. Timepoint: In the beginning of the study and 6 month after intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: In the beginning of the study and 6 month after intervention. Method of measurement: digital brachial sphygmomanometer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Body mass index. Timepoint: In the beginning of the study and 6 month after intervention. Method of measurement: digital weighing scale and Plastic meters.