Randomized controlled study of home blood pressure monitoring in kidney transplant recipients.
Adult kidney transplant recipients (n=458) will be randomized 1:1 to standard-of-care (SOC) or home blood pressure measurement (HBPM). The SOC group will target office blood pressure \<130/80 mmHg. The HBPM group will measure BP at home, twice morning and evening for (3-)7 days before routine clinical visits (ideally 28 measurements); the mean value from day 2-7 is used; target home mean BP is \< 125/80 mmHg.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
21
Target \<125/80 mmHg
Target \<130/80 mmHg
Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet
Oslo, Norway
Office systolic blood pressure (BP)
As reported to Norwegian Renal Registry
Time frame: 1 year
Office diastolic BP
As reported to Norwegian Renal Registry
Time frame: 1 year
Proportion with BP below target (office BP <130/80 mmHg)
As reported to Norwegian Renal Registry
Time frame: 1 year
Number of BP lowering medications
As reported to Norwegian Renal Registry
Time frame: 1 year
Treatment satisfaction
According to study-specific questionnaire in Norwegian. Scores of 1-5, higher scores indicating higher satisfaction.
Time frame: 1 year
Concentration of plasma creatinine
As reported to Norwegian Renal Registry
Time frame: 1 year
Urine protein/creatinine ratio
As reported to Norwegian Renal Registry
Time frame: 1 year
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