Patients with hypertension, with a systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg Circulatory System Essential (primary) hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be randomised to either:
1. Telemonitoring and internet-based self-management support for hypertension (TISH) focused on home blood pressure, co-morbidities and cardiovas
Sponsors
Leiden University Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with hypertension, with a systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg 2. Patients who are willing to measure their blood pressure at home before and during 12 months of treatment 3. Access to the internet at home and ability to use it
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Serious psychological problems that may interfere with compliance or reliability of the measurements 2. Relevant somatic or psychiatric co-morbidity that interferes with the study 3. Systolic blood pressure >200 mmHg 4. Progressive signs of organ damage 5. Already using a home blood pressure device 6. Unable to understand the Dutch interface of PatientCoach
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of patients with controlled OBP (i.e., <140/90 mm Hg or <130/80 mm Hg if diabetes or chronic kidney disease is present) at 6 and 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Self-management skills and health education impact are measured by the Health Education Impact Questionnaire at baseline and 12 months 2. Motivation/user acceptance are measured by the Technology Acceptance Questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 12 months 3. Patient utilities are measured by the EQ-5D-3L at baseline, 4 and 12 months 4. Therapy adherence is measured by the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS)) at baseline, 4 and 12 months | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed