Development and testing program for opportunistic screening for blood pressure and its management in a district hospital setting using the total risk approach

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

SLCTR

Registry ID

SLCTR/2008/010

Enrollment

280

Registered

2008-05-16

Start date

2007-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hypertension management

Interventions

Selected district hospitals will be randomly allocated to two groups and one will receive training of doctors of opportunistic screening for blood pressure and its management using the total risk appr

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients above 40 years with high blood pressure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Under 40 years of age 2.Refusal of consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
•Improvement in the proportion of opportunistic screening for blood pressure of patients above 40 years •absolute reduction of systolic and diastolic pressure []	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
•Proportion of patients with changes in selected risk factors - smoking , body weight, physical activity, "heart healthy" diet •Reduction in risk category []	—

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Lakmini Magodaratna

Medical Officer

ndcu1@sltnet.lk2368416

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026