Recognition of Abnormal Pediatric Blood Pressures in Primary Care

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00130663

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2005-08-16

Start date

2006-01-31

Completion date

2007-10-31

Last updated

2007-10-22

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Conditions

Hypertension

Brief summary

This study will look at general pediatricians' effectiveness at screening children for elevated blood pressure values in the primary care setting. Two new screening tools will be introduced and their effectiveness will be measured against current practice by way of medical chart review.

Interventions

DEVICEPDA blood pressure screening program and chart reminder

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

3 Years to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Health care supervision visit * Documented measured blood pressure and height * Between the ages of 3 years and 17 years

Exclusion criteria

* Younger than 3 years of age * Older than 17 years of age * No documented blood pressure measurement * Not a health supervision encounter

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
written documentation by MD in medical record acknowledging elevated BP	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
compliance with interventions	—

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026