Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Blood Pressure Management in Patients With Diabetes
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alberta
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Diabetes Association
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions:
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
About 22% of Canadians have high blood pressure, or hypertension. However, studies have shown that only 1 out of 5 people with hypertension have their blood pressure controlled. Diabetes is also an i...
Detailed Description
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in Canada. Diabetes is a strong risk factor for CVD, accounting for 50%-75% of deaths (1). Almost half of patients with diabe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The following patients will be eligible for study participation:
- Patients with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Diabetes will be defined as those patients presently taking either oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin therapy (oral hypoglycemic agents to include all drugs in the drug classes of: alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, biguanides, meglitinides, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones and adjunctive therapy) taken for \>6 months to rule-out steroid-induced diabetes and gestational diabetes.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded from the study if they:
- Do not provide or are unable to provide written informed consent
- Refuse or are unlikely to attend follow-up visits for BP measurements
- Are institutionalized
- Are \<18 years of age
- Do not understand English
- Enrolled in other diabetes or hypertension trials
- Subjects will be recruited whether or not they are receiving antihypertensive therapy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
227 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00374270
Start Date
May 1 2005
End Date
May 1 2007
Last Update
December 11 2007
Active Locations (1)
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University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2C8