Comparison of blood pressure measurements using an automated blood pressure device in community pharmacies and physicians? offices

Comparison of blood pressure measurements using an automated bood pressure device in community pharmacies and physicians? offices: the Collingwood-Creemore randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN91799042

Enrollment

300

Registered

2012-08-09

Start date

2010-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Hypertension and related diseases Circulatory System Essential (primary) hypertension

Interventions

Five family physician offices mailed invitations to their patients aged 65 years and older to participate in the trial. Eligible and consenting adults are randomly allocated to one of two blood pressu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Community dwelling adults aged 65 years and older registered with five family physicians

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients in hospital or living in long-term care facilities.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
After trial participants attended the first session to have their blood pressure measured, they were asked to come to the next two visits with less than a week between visits. The mean time interval to complete the three BP measurements for Arm A versus Arm B did not significantly differ (Arm A = 11.1 days versus Arm B = 11.8 days (p=0.36)).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 24, 2026