Comparison of Telemedical and Conventional Treatment of Hypertension

August 21, 2015 updated by: Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen

Treatment of Hypertension Using Telemedical Home Blood Pressure Measurements

The purpose of the study is to compare antihypertensive treatment based on either conventional blood pressure measurements or telemedical home blood pressure measurements.

Hypothesis is that telemedical treatment of hypertension is more effective in lowering blood pressure, is more cost-effective and provides better quality of life.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

375

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

55 years to 64 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 55 to 64 years
  • Registered address in the Municipality of Holstebro
  • Enrolment at a practice of one of the general practitioners who had agreed to participate in the study
  • Telemedical home blood pressure measurement with ≥12 measurements on day 2 and 3.
  • Elevated home blood pressure ≥135/85 (if diagnosed diabetes, chronic kidney disease or prior stroke ≥130/80)
  • Hypertension confirmed by daytime ambulatory blood pressure ≥135/85 (if diagnosed diabetes, chronic kidney disease or prior stroke ≥130/80)
  • ECG verified sinus rhythm

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unwillingness to participate
  • Normotension
  • Withdrawal of consent 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: Telemedical blood pressure monitoring
Telemedical home blood pressure measurements for three days every second week. The average of all measures excluding day one is electronically transmitted to the General Practitioners. Following communication primarily by email or telephone.
Behavioral: Telemedical home blood pressure measurements
Active Comparator: Conventional blood pressure monitoring
Behavioral: Conventional blood pressure monitoring

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Blood pressure reduction
Time Frame: 3 month
Difference in daytime ambulatory blood pressure from baseline to followup between intervention and control group
3 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of patients reaching target blood pressure
Time Frame: 3 month
3 month

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nikolai Hoffmann-Petersen, MD, Department of Medical Research and Medicine, Holstebro Regional Hospital, 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

March 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 20, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

August 24, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 24, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2015

Last Verified

August 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • M-20110013

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