Essential Hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Telemedicine group: after the initial assessment including a face-to-face interview, the participants will use network-attached sphigmomanometer to measure home blood pressure and consult physician by
Sponsors
Tokyo Women's Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Able to visit Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital Department of Endocrinology and Hypertension for assessment 2) Wish to try non-face-to-face medical communication and telemedicine 3) Able to perform home blood pressure measurements 4) Age of 20 years or older at time of consent 5) Those with essential hypertension
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Those who do not own a smartphone compatible with the telemedicine platform 2) Past history of coronary diseases 3) Those with diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, history of stroke, or peripheral artery disease 4) Those classified as Category III according to the cardiovascular risk chart by Japan Atherosclerosis Society 5) Pregnant women and those with high possibility of becoming pregnant 6) Secondary hypertension, excluding idiopathic hyperaldosteronism and primary aldosteronism after adrenalectomy 7) Those judged by research administrator to be inappropriate for the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Home blood pressure after 1 year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Major adverse cardiovascular events (coronary events, hospitalization for heart failure, stroke, doubling of serum creatinine) 2) Adverse events 3) Vascular indices: Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI), Augmentation Index (AI), Flow Mediated Dilation (FMD), Intima-Media Thickness (IMT), visceral fat area (DUALSCAN) 4) Laboratory data (blood and urine) 5) Questionnaires on quality of life and adherence | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactJunichi Yatabe
Tokyo Women's Medical University Department of Medicine II, Endocrinology and Hypertension
Outcome results
None listed