A Home-based Blood Pressure Monitoring Program to Promote Better Management of Hypertension

NCT01525108 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 196

Last updated 2013-06-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In this study the investigators aim to evaluate the effect of home-based blood pressure measurement with an electronic device on medication adherence and blood pressure control.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self monitoring of blood pressure

Electronic blood pressure device is provided for patients and he/she will be trained to measure blood pressure at home once daily(same time each day). A logbook is also provided to document the daily blood pressure level.

OTHER

Usual Care

Four visits to the physician's office at 4th, 12th, 24th week in the study period with usual advice giving practice of the staff. At the end of the trial period, an electronic blood pressure device will be given to each patient in this arm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kheirollah Gholami, M.Sc,PharmD · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

  • Zahra Jahangard-Rafsanjani, PharmD · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

  • Arash Rashidian, M.D, Ph.D · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2013-03-31

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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