Emergency Department Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and BpTRU Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Hypertension

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Congruence of Emergency Department (ED) Attendings' Predictions of Hypertension with Results of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02217059

Run by

Rhode Island Hospital

People needed

105

Starts

2014-08-01

Expected to finish

2017-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• One elevated blood pressure greater than 120 systolic and/or 80 diastolic
• BpTRU device blood pressure greater than 120 systolic and/or 80 diastolic while in ED

You may not qualify if…

• Prior history of hypertension
• Currently on antihypertensives or receiving prescription on discharge
• Pregnancy
• History of atrial fibrillation
• Dialysis patient
• Nursing home or rehabilitation center resident
• Admitted
• Moving out of the area in next 30 days
• Substance abuse
• Prisoner
• Presenting for psychiatric complaint requiring constant observation
• Inability to give informed consent (intoxicated, altered, non-English speaking)
• Presenting with symptoms of hypertensive emergency
• Inability to demonstrate adequate use of the home blood pressure device in the ED
• Arm circumference less than 9 inches or greater than 17 inches

Where it is running

• Rhode Island Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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