Prevalence of Hypertension Using Telemedical Home Blood Pressure Measurements

Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen3,159 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of hypertension among citizens of Holstebro, Denmark aged 55-64 years, including both the well treated, the untreated and the insufficiently treated, and to estimate the prevalence of white coat and masked hypertension using home blood pressure measurements with telemedical data transmission.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

3,159

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

Telemedical home blood pressure measurementsOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 55 YearsMax age: 64 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 55 to 64 years * Registered address in the municipality of Holstebro * Enrolment at a practice of one of the GPs who had agreed to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Unwillingness to participate * Incapability to do home blood pressure measurements

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Office blood pressure

Time frame: 10 minuttes

Telemedical home blood pressure

Time frame: 3 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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