Randomized controlled study based on home blood pressure telemonitoring vs. conventional management in a remote island in Japa
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- hypertension
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000014203
- Lead Sponsor
- Jichi Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) current residence anywhere other than Niijima (or living off Niijima more than half of the year); 2) ischemic heart disease; 3) stroke (except asymptomatic and transient); 4) aortic dissection; 5) peripheral artery disease; 6) heart failure requiring hospitalization within the past 6 months; 7) hemodialysis; 8) inability to provide informed consent, self-measure BP, or walk; and 9) presence of serious diseases other than those described in the inclusion criteria.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) the changes in home morning and evening BP before and after treatment; 2) changes in the adherence to the HBP measurement protocol (calculated as the frequency of BP measurements in the latter half of the study (maximum frequency: 28) minus that in the first half (maximum frequency: 28); and 3) the visual analogue scale (VAS) scores as a measure of the motivation to perform HBP measurements (0=worst, 100=best).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method We compared the changes in ankle brachial index (ABI), brachial ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), and urine albumin creatinine ratio (UACR) between the groups.