Randomised trial evaluating the framing of cardiovascular risk and its impact on blood pressure control

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN87597585

Enrollment

457

Registered

2001-09-05

Start date

2000-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Hypertension Circulatory System Cardiovascular diseases

Interventions

Framing of risk as an Absolute Risk (AR) or as the Number Needed to Treat (NNT) to prevent an adverse event.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with hypertension taking blood pressure lowering medication.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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