Hypertensive subjects (office systolic BP over 140 mmHg or office diastolic BP over 90 mmHg, or treated hypertension) or subjects being suspected hypertension over 20 years old.
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hypertensive subjects (office systolic BP over 140 mmHg or office diastolic BP over 90 mmHg, or treated hypertension) or subjects being suspected hypertension over 20 years old.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects not living the municipality where hospitals exist 2. Subjects with secondary hypertension 3. Subjects with ischemic heart disease, stroke, aortic dissection, chronic artery obstruction and heart failure with hospitalization less than 6 months 4. Subjects with hemodialysis 5. Subjects with atrial fibrillation and multiple ventricular contraction 6. Subjects whom we cannot obtain informed consent 7. Subjects who cannot measure home BP or fill out a questionnaire by oneself 8. Subjects who cannot walk 9. Subjects for whom the attending doctor considered he or she is not appropriate for the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A meaning of the outlier of home BP | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The relationship between the markers of target organ damage and home BP (morning BP, evening BP, the average of morning and evening BP, the difference between morning and evening BP) 2. The relationship between the markers of target organ damage and short-term home BP variability and day-by-day home BP variability 3. The relationship between the markers of depression and cognitive dysfunction and home BP (morning BP, evening BP, the average of morning and evening BP, the difference between morning and evening BP) 4. The correlation between home BP and physical activity 5. The correlation between home BP and the estimated salt intake amount 6. The relationship between urine sodium and potassium level and home BP and the markers of target organ damage | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Jichi Medical University Cardiology