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