Pilot to Examine Risk and Feasibility of Remote Management of BP From Childhood Into Early Adulthood

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Conditions studied: Chronic Kidney Diseases, Hypertension, Blood Pressure

In brief

Hypertension is an increasingly common problem in children, especially among those who are obese or with diabetes and chronic kidney disease. This study is a pilot randomized controlled trial designed to test whether improved blood pressure control can be achieved with the use of remote home blood pressure monitoring in children with uncontrolled blood pressure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03691701

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

20

Starts

2018-07-20

Expected to finish

2020-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-28

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• must be receiving at least one anti-hypertensive agent or have an office SBP ≥120 mmHg or >90th percentile for age, sex or height at the time of the screening visit
• have a mid-arm circumference between 22-37cm (BP cuff size limitation)
• able to provide consent to participate in our study
• able to use smartphones, or able to use any phone to call or text our study personnel with home BP readings. If participant does not have a smartphone, they will be allowed to call, text, or e-mail home BP readings on a weekly basis instead.

You may not qualify if…

• We will exclude those who:
• are or are planning to become pregnant, due to inability to take multiple classes of anti-hypertensive agents
• are marginally housed, due to concerns regarding routine follow-up
• are actively participating in a different interventional trial that may affect blood pressure
• are unwilling to consent to participate
• institutionalized individuals or prisoners
• are actively abusing illicit drugs or alcohol
• have a history of poor or doubtful compliance (e.g., frequently missed appointments)
• have office SBP >170 mmHg
• are already taking ≥5 anti-hypertensive medications (any classes, including diuretics)
• have cognitive impairment prohibiting participation in the study

Where it is running

• University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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