Status:
UNKNOWN
Predictors of Blood Pressure Control and Associations With Cardiovascular Diseases in Individuals With High Blood Pressure: a CALIBER Study
Lead Sponsor:
University College, London
Collaborating Sponsors:
Wellcome Trust
National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom
Conditions:
Stroke
Myocardial Infarction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Current guidelines for the clinical management of hypertension in adults recommend to achieve and maintain blood pressure levels of \<140/90 mmHg. However, it is uncertain what proportion of individua...
Detailed Description
An increment of 20 mmHg of systolic blood pressure (or approximately equivalent 10 mmHg diastolic blood pressure) is associated with more than a two-fold increase in risk of fatal stroke, and with a t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients aged 18 and over
- Registered with a participating general practice during the study period
- Minimum one year of records prior to study entry meeting CPRD data quality
- Diagnosed with high blood pressure in the period January 1997 - March 2010
Exclusion
- Patients without record of gender
- Patients with prior atherosclerotic disease, as recorded in primary care or hospitalisation data
- Patients with less than 6 months of follow-up since diagnosis of high blood pressure
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
200000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02285322
Start Date
January 1 2014
End Date
April 1 2015
Last Update
November 6 2014
Active Locations (1)
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University College London
London, United Kingdom