The effect of referral form on hypertension treatment rate in Japanese hypertensive employees: a cluster randomized controlled trial

The effect of referral form on hypertension treatment rate in Japanese hypertensive employees: a cluster randomized controlled trial - The effect of referral form on hypertension treatment rate in Japanese hypertensive employees: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000025411

Enrollment

320

Registered

2017-01-06

Start date

2017-01-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

Recommendation for the treatment of hypertension at the time of the annual health checkup using both the referral form to general practitioners and a leaflet for hypertension control. Recommendation f

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Having Grade I hypertension in 2016 2) Having Grade II hypertension in 2017 3) Untreated in 2017 4) Consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Pregnant in 2016 or 2017 2) Having antihypertension agents in 2017 3) SBP >=190 or DBP >= 120 in 2017

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Outpatient visit for hypertension after 6 months evaluated by the health insurance claim data.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Blood pressure, frequency of outpatient visit, change of antihypertensive agents after 2 years and additional exploratory analysis.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAzusa Shima

Shiga University of Medical Science Department of Clinical Nursing

shiazusa@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp077-548-2437

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026