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Default BP Medication Intensification

NCT01994408 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3

Last updated 2017-02-01

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Summary

High blood pressure leads to heart attacks and strokes which can be prevented by blood pressure-lowering medication. However, the current office-based prescription of one pill and one dose at a time is ineffective. the investigators want to pilot-test a more effective patient-centered treatment approach, where patients will receive a prescription with gradual but automatic weekly increases of dose and number of pills. Patients will measure their blood pressure with an iPhone compatible cuff, which transmits readings to the doctor or pharmacist, who will stop escalation when the desired blood pressure level is reached. The investigators hypothesize that the intervention will decrease the time to control blood pressure and increase the overall rate of blood pressure control. Therefore, this new treatment model could prevent heart attacks and strokes, and reduce healthcare costs.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

default intensification

The investigators will determine which blood pressure medications to use. No specific drug will be tested but rather the automatic intensification of medications is the intervention. Examples of drugs used in this study are calcium channel blockers (e.g., amlodipine 2.5 mg to 10 mg) or ACE-inhibitors (e.g., lisinopril 5 mg to 40 mg) or diuretics (HCTZ 25 mg).

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Florian Rader, MD · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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