Hypertension
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to compare antihypertensive treatment based on either conventional blood pressure measurements or telemedical home blood pressure measurements. Hypothesis is that telemedical treatment of hypertension is more effective in lowering blood pressure, is more cost-effective and provides better quality of life.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALConventional blood pressure monitoring
Sponsors
Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
55 Years to 64 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age 55 to 64 years * Registered address in the Municipality of Holstebro * Enrolment at a practice of one of the general practitioners who had agreed to participate in the study * Telemedical home blood pressure measurement with ≥12 measurements on day 2 and 3. * Elevated home blood pressure ≥135/85 (if diagnosed diabetes, chronic kidney disease or prior stroke ≥130/80) * Hypertension confirmed by daytime ambulatory blood pressure ≥135/85 (if diagnosed diabetes, chronic kidney disease or prior stroke ≥130/80) * ECG verified sinus rhythm
Exclusion criteria
* Unwillingness to participate * Normotension * Withdrawal of consent to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blood pressure reduction | 3 month | Difference in daytime ambulatory blood pressure from baseline to followup between intervention and control group |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of patients reaching target blood pressure | 3 month |
Outcome results
None listed