A Study in the Use of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Telephone Follow-up to Control Blood Pressure

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Hypertension

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of home blood pressure monitors plus nurse telephone monitoring is more effective than the use of blood pressure monitors alone in improving control of high blood pressure in an urban medical clinic.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00662753

Run by

George Washington University

People needed

111

Starts

2008-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-02-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• diagnosed with essential hypertension
• systolic blood pressure >140 mm Hg (130 if diabetic) OR diastolic blood pressure > 90 mm Hg (80 if diabetic)on at least 2 clinic visits prior to randomization
• BP at time of screening is > than systolic 140 (130 if diabetic) or diastolic 90 (80 if diabetic)
• patient is prescribed at least 1 antihypertensive medication
• Patient is fluent in English
• Patient is easily accessible by telephone

You may not qualify if…

• persons with stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease on dialysis
• Patients with a terminal illness
• Patients with severe dementia or serious mental illness
• Inability to preform self blood pressure monitoring
• Patient lacks a functioning home phone or personal cellular phone
• Pregnant or planning to get pregnant
• Arm circumference exceeds the allowable limit on the largest home BP monitor cuff

Where it is running

• Brentwood Unity Health Care Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Congress Heights Unity Health Care Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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