A Comparison of Telemedical and Conventional Antihypertensive Treatment

July 29, 2011 updated by: Regional Hospital Holstebro

The aim of the study is to compare telemedical antihypertensive treatment based on home blood pressure monitoring and conventional antihypertensive treatment based on monitoring of blood pressure in the doctor's office.

We want to test the hypotheses that telemedical treatment is more effective in lowering blood pressure, provide better quality of life and is more cost-effective.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

236

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Holstebro, Denmark, 7500
        • Dept. of Medical Research, Holstebro Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 20 - 80 years
  • office blood pressure > 150/95 mmHg or systolic blood pressure >150 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not able to perform home blood pressure measurements
  • low compliance
  • abuse of alcohol/ medicine
  • unwillingness to participate

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Home blood pressure telemonitoring
Device: Telemedical blood pressure monitoring
Measurement of home blood pressure, three times per week for three months and once a week for three months.
No Intervention: Conventional blood pressure monitoring

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Difference in Number of Patients Who Reached Target Blood Pressure
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Difference in Mean Daytime Systolic Ambulatory Blood Pressure From Baseline to Follow-up After Six Months
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months
Comparison of mean change in daytime systolic ambulatory blood pressure from baseline to follow up after 6 months between the two groups
baseline and 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Regional Hospital Holstebro

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Line B Madsen, MD, Dept. of Medical Research, Holstebro Hospital, 7500 Holstebro, Denmark
  • Study Chair: Erling B Pedersen, Professor, Dept. of Medical Research, Holstebro Hospital, 7500 Holstebro, Denmark

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 24, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 1, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 29, 2011

Last Verified

July 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MED.RES.2004.01.LBM

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