Self Measurement and management using the Internet for Lowering blood pressure in Everyday practice (SMILE study)

Self Measurement and management using the Internet for Lowering blood pressure in Everyday practice: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN70714356

Enrollment

155

Registered

2011-08-10

Start date

2011-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-12-18

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Conditions

Essential hypertension Circulatory System Essential (primary) hypertension

Interventions

Current interventions as of 30/11/2017: 1. Phases: 1.1. Phase 1 patient Interviews: 16 + 3 healthcare professionals 1.2. Phase 1 focus groups: 8 healthcare professionals 1.3. Phase 2 RCT: 50, randomis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Over 18 years 2. Treated essential hypertension 3. Poor control blood pressure greater than 140/90 mmHg and less than 200/110 mmHg 3. Home access to the internet 4. Access to a telephone line

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to self monitor (including diagnosis of of dementia, score of >10 on short orientation memory concentration test) 2. Postural hypertension (systolic blood pressure drop >20mmHg) 3. More than two antihypertensive medications 4. Terminal disease 5. Hypertension not managed by family doctor 6. Spouse already randomised to the study group

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mean change in systolic blood pressure after 3 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026