Status:
COMPLETED
Emergency Department Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and BpTRU Study
Lead Sponsor:
Rhode Island Hospital
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Congruence of Emergency Department (ED) Attendings' Predictions of Hypertension with Results of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring.
Detailed Description
Evaluate the Congruence of Emergency Department (ED) Attendings' Predictions of Hypertension with Results of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring \& evaluate reliability of ED measured elevated blood pressu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- One elevated blood pressure greater than 120 systolic and/or 80 diastolic
- BpTRU device blood pressure greater than 120 systolic and/or 80 diastolic while in ED
Exclusion
- Prior history of hypertension
- Currently on antihypertensives or receiving prescription on discharge
- Pregnancy
- History of atrial fibrillation
- Dialysis patient
- Nursing home or rehabilitation center resident
- Admitted
- Moving out of the area in next 30 days
- Substance abuse
- Prisoner
- Presenting for psychiatric complaint requiring constant observation
- Inability to give informed consent (intoxicated, altered, non-English speaking)
- Presenting with symptoms of hypertensive emergency
- Inability to demonstrate adequate use of the home blood pressure device in the ED
- Arm circumference less than 9 inches or greater than 17 inches
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
105 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02217059
Start Date
August 1 2014
End Date
July 1 2017
Last Update
November 29 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903