Achieving Blood Pressure Control Through Enhanced Discharge

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Conditions studied: Hypertension

In brief

The primary aim of the study is to determine if enhanced discharge from the emergency department will improve blood pressure control and self-care management. Enhanced discharge will include a hypertension intervention delivered by a touch-screen kiosk over a three month period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02069015

Run by

Wayne State University

People needed

139

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2016-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-12-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Present with uncontrolled blood pressure to the emergency department (>140/90 for non-diabetics and >130/80 for diabetics)
• Self-reported history of hypertension

You may not qualify if…

• End-stage renal disease
• No history of hypertension
• Do not present with uncontrolled blood pressure

Where it is running

• Detroit Receiving Hospital Emergency Department — Detroit, Michigan, United States

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