Status:

COMPLETED

A Study in the Use of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Telephone Follow-up to Control Blood Pressure

Lead Sponsor:

George Washington University

Conditions:

Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of home blood pressure monitors plus nurse telephone monitoring is more effective than the use of blood pressure monitors alone in improving contro...

Detailed Description

Participants will all have home blood pressure monitors, education session on controlling their blood pressure and will be randomized to recieve 6 months of intensive telephonic on a set monitoring sc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • diagnosed with essential hypertension
  • systolic blood pressure \>140 mm Hg (130 if diabetic) OR diastolic blood pressure \> 90 mm Hg (80 if diabetic)on at least 2 clinic visits prior to randomization
  • BP at time of screening is \> than systolic 140 (130 if diabetic) or diastolic 90 (80 if diabetic)
  • patient is prescribed at least 1 antihypertensive medication
  • Patient is fluent in English
  • Patient is easily accessible by telephone

Exclusion

  • persons with stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease on dialysis
  • Patients with a terminal illness
  • Patients with severe dementia or serious mental illness
  • Inability to preform self blood pressure monitoring
  • Patient lacks a functioning home phone or personal cellular phone
  • Pregnant or planning to get pregnant
  • Arm circumference exceeds the allowable limit on the largest home BP monitor cuff

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

111 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00662753

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2015

Last Update

February 25 2016

Active Locations (2)

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Brentwood Unity Health Care Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20018

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Congress Heights Unity Health Care Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20032