Hypertension
Conditions
Keywords
hypertension, self measurement of blood pressure, education program, life style
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a structured educational program for hypertensive patients. The program was developed at the University of Dusseldorf, Germany. The contents of the program are as follows: teaching of the background of hypertension, techniques of self estimation of blood pressure, life style and dietary habits, some information concerning the different pharmacological properties to treat hypertension
Detailed description
see brief description section
Interventions
BEHAVIORALstructured educational program
structured education and evaluation of hypertensive patients in a design similar to the DAFNE study design. Behavioural intervention follows the Dusseldorf-educational program
BEHAVIORALparticipation in the educational program after 6 months
Control group consisting of patients randomly assigned to participate in the educational program 6 months later than the active group
Sponsors
Medical University of Graz
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Intellectual and physical ability to attend teaching program, * Capability to do and document blood pressure self-measurement, * Systolic blood pressure \>160 and/or diastolic blood pressure \>95 mmHg, * At least 3 months of preexisting medicamentous anti-hypertensive treatment, * 15% or higher risc in New Zealand Risc Scale
Exclusion criteria
* Failing inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood pressure at 6 and 12 months of follow up following the educational process | 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| morbidity on different cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases | 1 year |
Countries
Austria
Outcome results
None listed