Study on Hypertension and Frailty in the Older People

Istituto Auxologico Italiano150 enrolled

Overview

To estimate the linear association between daytime systolic blood pressure variability evaluated as standard deviation (SD) and frailty evaluated as Frailty index according to the Rockwood's accumulation of deficits model

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Frailty High Blood Pressure

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 75 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of hypertension according to the criteria of the European Society of Cardiology guidelines * Consent of the patient (or legal representative) to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of the patient or his/her legal representative * Life expectancy of less than 6 months

Locations (1)

Ospedale San Luca

Milan, Italy

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Daytime systolic blood pressure variability

Standard deviation of daytime systolic blood pressure

Time frame: At baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Nighttime systolic blood pressure variability

Standard deviation of nighttime systolic blood pressure

Time frame: At baseline

24h systolic blood pressure variability

Standard deviation of 24h systolic blood pressure

Time frame: At baseline

Central Contacts

Alessandro IT Croce, MD

CONTACT

0261911 a.croce@auxologico.it

Martino IT Pengo, PhD

CONTACT

m.pengo@auxologico.it

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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