This trial randomizes patients with a neurovascular diagnosis to a type of blood pressure diary for secondary stroke prevention (conventional blood pressure diary or blood pressure diary including patient-provided images). Outcomes include adherence and patient-reported outcomes.
In this prospective trial, the investigators randomized persons with diagnoses of stroke or transitoric ischemic attack into two groups: (i) 10 patients received a personalized blood pressure diary with pictures of their choosing. (ii) 10 patients received a blood pressure diary without photographs. The investigators instructed participants in either group to document their blood pressure at home twice daily over twenty-eight days.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
20
Patient-provided pictures with positive meaning were included into blood pressure diaries
Conventional blood pressure diary
Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Adherence
The primary endpoint was adherence to blood pressure diaries defined as the number of complete blood pressure measurements (maximum of two per day) divided by the maximum number of measures over the study period (28 days, resulting in a maximum total of 56 measurements). Complete entries were defined as diary entries stating date, time and systolic as well as diastolic blood pressure.
Time frame: 28 days
Blood pressure
Mean raw values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Time frame: 28 days
Precision of documentation of blood pressure
The proportion of documented values ending with "0" or "5" served to assess the extent of rounding (i.e. the precision of documentation)
Time frame: 28 days
Patient Global Impression of Change Scale
The Patient Global Impression of Change Scale is a self-report rating scale of 1 item on a Likert scale (maximum 7, higher score is better) and 1 item on a scale from 0-10 (higher score is worse). It was applied to assess patient satisfaction.
Time frame: 28 days
36-Item Short Form Health Survey
The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey is a self-report survey of items on a Likert Scale in 8 domains. It is designed to assess quality of life. The maximum amount of points is 100. More points are better.
Time frame: 28 days
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale is a self-report rating scale of 14 items on a Likert scale. It is designed to measure anxiety and depression (7 items for each subscale). The maximum amount of points in each subscale is 21. More points are worse.
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Time frame: 28 days