Hypertension
Conditions
Keywords
Cardiac Frequency Variability, multidisciplinary care, clinical trial
Brief summary
Analyzing cardiovascular evaluation measures in the multidisciplinary and in the conventional treatment of hypertensive patients will provide better parameters for comparing the two approaches.
Interventions
Multidisciplinary group assistance was effected every two months by all professionals (physician, nurse, dietitian, physiotherapist and psychologist) and consisted in orientations and mechanisms to medication and non-pharmacological adherence (lifestyle changes).
Assistance was effected by physician and nurse and consisted about adapting to the drug
Sponsors
Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Above 18 years of age * Diagnosis of primary hypertension
Exclusion criteria
* Neurological condition * Cardiac condition * Renal condition * Congenital conditions * Previous myocardial revascularization surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from Baseline in Cardiac Frequency Variability at 1 year | Measured at the first appointment and 1 year later |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from Baseline in Systolic and Diastolic Blood pressure | Measured at the first appointment and 1 year later |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed