Blood Pressure Self Management for Hypertension & Prehypertension Using an Internet Enabled, Automated Self Management Program

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Conditions studied: Blood Pressure

In brief

The specific aim of the study is to assess the impact of an Internet-enabled, automated, self-management program on blood pressure control of employees of a large local company.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00786162

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

404

Starts

2007-04-01

Expected to finish

2008-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-15

Who can join

Age: 30 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Full-time employees of EMC
• Aged 30 to 65 years at time of enrollment
• Any of the following
• A diagnosis of hypertension as defined by one of the following
• Taking an antihypertensive medication
• Being told at least twice by a physician or other health professional that the subject has high blood pressure†
• A BP > 140/90 detected at screening by the research team on 2 separate occasions.
• A diagnosis of prehypertension as defined by a systolic BP between 120-139 or a diastolic BP between 80-89 detected at screening by the research team on 2 separate occasions
• Access to the Internet at work and / or at home

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to self-monitor blood pressure due to musculoskeletal or cognitive impairment
• Known secondary cause of hypertension e.g. renal artery stenosis, Cushing's disease.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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