Status:
COMPLETED
Accuracy of AOBP in a Chinese Population
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Background: Traditional office blood pressure (BP) measurement is often inaccurate and is inferior to out-of-office measurements, such as ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), in predicting car...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of essential hypertension
Exclusion
- (i) severe hypertension as defined by clinical systolic BP ≥180 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥110 mmHg (because they may need emergency treatment and it is unethical to delay such treatment due to the proposed project), (ii) inability to provide consent, (iii) pregnancy, (iv) night-time occupations (we need to compare AOBP and clinic BP readings to daytime ABPM average when the patient should be awake), (v) are occupational drivers (because potential dangers in driving could occur when patients are asked to remain still), (vi) receiving anti-coagulants (to prevent bruises when using ABPM), (vii) with known atrial fibrillation (as ABPMs and AOBP use have not been validated in this group)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 30 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 29 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
149 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03454178
Start Date
June 30 2018
End Date
December 29 2019
Last Update
December 15 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Lek Yuen Clinic
Hong Kong, Hong Kong