Hypertension
Conditions
Keywords
hypertension, rural, China, protocol-based treatment
Brief summary
China Rural Hypertension Control (CRHC) Project is a cluster randomized trial aims to test the effectiveness of a standardized protocol-based treatment program on hypertension control in rural China.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
First Hospital of China Medical University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Man and women aged 40 years or older. * Mean systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg; and/or use of antihypertensive medications.Mean blood pressure is based on three measurements at two separate days at least two days apart and within one month. * Permanent residents in the study villages. * Do not plan to emigrate in the next 2 years.
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to provide consent. * Treated for malignant tumor and life expectancy\<2 years judged by study physician. * Pregnancy, currently trying to become pregnant, or of child-bearing potential and not using birth control. * Diagnosted psychiatric patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a composite outcome of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality | up to 2-year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatal and non-fatal stroke | up to 2-year |
| Fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction | up to 2-year |
| Hospitalized or treated heart failure | up to 2-year |
| Major cardiovascular diseases | up to 2-year |
| Change in mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure | up to 2-year |
| Proportion of hypertension control | up to 2-year |
| Cardiovascular death | up to 2-year |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed