Ambulatory Versus Home Blood Pressure Measurement

N/AUnknownNCT01132001

University of Athens200 enrolled

Overview

This is a prospective study comparing the three blood pressure monitoring methods on the diagnosis of arterial hypertension. Blood pressure of each subject will be evaluated with clinic, home and 24h ambulatory blood pressure measurements in three visits

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Arterial Hypertension

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 20 yrs * Patients referred to an outpatient clinic for high blood pressure * Patients with no treatment or with antihypertensive treatment stable for at least 4 weeks. * Patients capable of performing home blood pressure measurements. * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Hypertension stage III (SBP\>180 mmHg or DBP\>110mmHg) * Secondary hypertension * Resistant hypertension * Arrhythmia * Pregnancy * Symptomatic heart disease * Renal disease (Cr\>2mg/dl) * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c\>8.5%)

Locations (1)

Hypertension Center, Third Department of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece

Athens, Greece

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Blood pressure monitoring methods

Comparison among clinic, home and ambulatory blood pressure measurements.

Time frame: Baseline

Central Contacts

George S Stergiou, MD

CONTACT

+302107763117 gstergi@med.uoa.gr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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