A Comparison of Telemedical and Conventional Antihypertensive Treatment

Regional Hospital Holstebro236 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to compare telemedical antihypertensive treatment based on home blood pressure monitoring and conventional antihypertensive treatment based on monitoring of blood pressure in the doctor's office. We want to test the hypotheses that telemedical treatment is more effective in lowering blood pressure, provide better quality of life and is more cost-effective.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

236

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

Telemedical blood pressure monitoringDEVICE

Measurement of home blood pressure, three times per week for three months and once a week for three months.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age 20 - 80 years * office blood pressure \> 150/95 mmHg or systolic blood pressure \>150 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg Exclusion Criteria: * not able to perform home blood pressure measurements * low compliance * abuse of alcohol/ medicine * unwillingness to participate

Locations (1)

Dept. of Medical Research, Holstebro Hospital

Holstebro, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Difference in Number of Patients Who Reached Target Blood Pressure

Time frame: 6 months

Difference in Mean Daytime Systolic Ambulatory Blood Pressure From Baseline to Follow-up After Six Months

Comparison of mean change in daytime systolic ambulatory blood pressure from baseline to follow up after 6 months between the two groups

Time frame: baseline and 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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