Awareness Program on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Hypertensive Crisis

Riphah International University35 enrolled

Overview

To determine the effect of planned awareness program on knowledge regarding prevention of hypertensive crisis in hypertensive patients. Current literature is mainly on hypertension (HTN) control limited accessible studies on hypertension crises but these studies lack the detailed awareness program regarding prevention of hypertension crisis in diagnosed hypertension patients.

Hypertension crisis(elevation of BP to 180/110mmHg or greater) is the very extreme form of poorly controlled hypertension that can develop in individuals with known pre-existing HTN and in patients who are not aware that they have hypertension.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

Hypertension Crisis Awareness ProgramOTHER

Education materials-consist of description about hypertension crisis, symptoms, causes and preventive measures (emphasizing on healthy lifestyle and physical activity) with pictorial presentation.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 55 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: • Diagnosed hypertensive patients Exclusion Criteria: * Language barrier * Not willing to participate * Unable to understand the teaching program

Locations (1)

Combined Military Hospitals

Tarbela, KPK, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hypertension Crisis Knowledge

Changes from baseline to 2 weeks, after the intervention awareness program, assessed through Questionnaire for hypertension crisis knowledge assessment.

Time frame: 2 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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