Do Home Monitors Improve Blood Pressure Control?

Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital26 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if home blood pressure monitors can help decrease blood pressure in patients with diabetes at a low income clinic.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hypertension Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

Home blood pressure monitorBEHAVIORAL

The patients using home monitors checked their blood pressure on Monday, Wed, and Friday. They took 2 measurements 5 minutes apart after sitting 5 minutes in the left arm.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * over 18 years old, * diabetes as defined by HgA1C over 6.5%, * uncontrolled blood pressure (SBP \> 130 and or DBP \> 80) Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy, * transplanted organ, * MI/CHF/CVA within 3 months, * dialysis, * arrhythmia, * metastatic cancer, * dementia, * visual or hearing difficulties

Locations (1)

Caritas Clinic, Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital

Denver, Colorado, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

change in blood pressure over time

We are measuring the change in blood pressure between 2 groups: the intervention group which will be using home blood pressure monitors and the control group which will get care as usual for their blood pressure.

Time frame: baseline and 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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