Effects of a Comprehensive Intervention on Blood Pressure Control in a Primary Care Setting

The implementation of lifestyle modifications, home blood pressure (BP) measurement, and optimization of antihypertensive drug therapy have been shown to improve BP control in tightly controlled research settings. The investigators objective is to determine the effect of these interventions in a primary care setting, with the family practitioners and nurses serving as the interventionists. The investigaotrs hypothesis is that a comprehensive intervention performed in a primary care setting would lead to better blood pressure control.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

35 year–74 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Population Studies Unit

Turku, 20810, Finland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Aged 35-74 years
Untreated office blood pressure of ≥ 160/100 mmHg or on active antihypertensive treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Severe psychiatric or neurologic illnesses
Heart failure (ejection fraction < 40% or previous hospitalization for heart failure)
Hemodynamically significant valvular disease
Unstable coronary heart disease
Chronic kidney disease (proteinuria > 1 g/l or a serum creatinine concentration > 160 mmol/l)

Treatment and study plan

Intensive Care

Other

Comprehensive intervention on hypertension through optimization of drug therapy, introduction of home blood pressure monitoring, and lifestyle guidance

Primary outcomes

Change in Office Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure

Time frame: Baseline and at 12 Months.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Other Gov

Collaborators

City of Turku
Social Insurance Institution, Finland

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2000
Primary completion: 2002
First posted: Aug 2, 2013
Registry last updated: Jan 16, 2014

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