24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Community Pharmacies

N/ACompletedNCT03920956

Virginia Commonwealth University53 enrolled

Overview

This study is designed to explore the feasibility of providing 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in community pharmacies. The investigators hypothesize it will be feasible for community pharmacies to provide the service to assist medical providers in the diagnosing and management of high blood pressure. The investigators will also survey participants regarding their experience with the service as well as conduct interviews with participating pharmacists and medical providers to understand their views and opinions on the feasibility of the service.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

ABPM service by PharmacistsOTHER

Patients will receive ABPM services provided by a pharmacist and complete a patient satisfaction survey

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults greater than or equal to 18 years of age suspected by their physician of having "white coat" or "masked" hypertension (HTN), hypotension symptoms due to antihypertensive therapy, uncontrolled sustained HTN, requiring additional confirmation of an initial diagnosis if HTN, or resistant HTN. Exclusion Criteria: * Documented past medical history of persistent atrial fibrillation, on hemodialysis, pregnancy, or dementia.

Locations (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient satisfaction with the pharmacy service and experience wearing the ABPM

Patient satisfaction will be assessed using a 9 item survey. Participants will rate items on a 5-point scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree.

Time frame: up to 72 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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