Status:
COMPLETED
A Home-based Blood Pressure Monitoring Program to Promote Better Management of Hypertension
Lead Sponsor:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In this study the investigators aim to evaluate the effect of home-based blood pressure measurement with an electronic device on medication adherence and blood pressure control.
Detailed Description
Adherence to treatment is disappointingly low among patients with chronic health disorders especially after 6 month of initiating drug therapy. In hypertensive patients , as reported by WHO, 50% of no...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ambulatory patients older than 18
- Patients newly diagnosed as hypertension stage 1
- Patients previously on antihypertensive treatment but uncontrolled hypertension
- Patients not possessing electronic self blood pressure measurement device
- Patients with functional ability to use the device
Exclusion
- Patients requiring two or more antihypertensive drugs at the start of the study
- Patients with secondary hypertension
- Patients cardiovascular comorbidities and other interfering medical conditions
- Patients with drug contraindication or documented drug allergy
- Patients with serum creatinine \> 150 microliters
- Withdrawal criteria:
- Inadequate therapeutic effect requiring an increase of more than 20% in pre-established number of visits
- Emergence of adverse drug reactions requiring cessation of medication
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
196 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01525108
Start Date
March 1 2012
End Date
March 1 2013
Last Update
June 11 2013
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Dr Mohagheghi's Office
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran