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Nurse-led Program Efficacy on Blood Pressure Control

NCT04681703 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 170

Last updated 2020-12-23

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Summary

The diagnosis and control of hypertension depend on accurate measurements of blood pressure (BP); alternative approaches to measuring BP, such as ambulatory blood pressure monitoring or home blood-pressure self-measurement (HBPM), are gaining increasing acceptance in the diagnosis of hypertension and the monitoring of hypertensive patients.To achieve accurate BP measurements at home, measurement guidelines must be closely followed. However, previous studies have shown that patient compliance is in most cases unsatisfactory.The study aims at evaluating the efficacy of a family nurse (FN)-led home blood pressure management (HBPM) training program in improving BP control based on a comparison with routine care and management.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nurse-led program on accuracy of blood pressure self-measurement

The training program was performed in accordance with current guidelines and consisted of a 1-h educational session led by one family nurse (FN) tasked with instruction of the patients. During the training program the FN emphasized that since morning and evening blood pressure (BP) values can widely differ, especially in patients taking medications, BP should be measured twice a day, in the morning and at evening, at specific fixed times (between 6:00 am and 9:00 am and between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm) at least during the first week of monitoring. Thereafter, measurements can be taken before antihypertensive drugs are taken.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda Sanitaria Locale n. 2 - Lanciano Vasto Chieti

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Giancarlo Cicolini · Azienda Sanitaria Locale n. 2 - Lanciano Vasto Chieti

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-01
Primary Completion
2017-03-01
Completion
2017-09-30

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