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NCT Number: NCT01101737

Trial of a Nurse Led Hypertension Clinic in Inner City General Practices

The investigators will do a trial in two general practices to see if the introduction of a blood pressure clinic staffed by a specialist nurse supported by visiting consultant improves blood pressure control compared to usual care.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

St George's, University of London

London, SW17 ORE, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with last recorded blood pressure greater or equal to the British Hypertension Society audit standard

Exclusion criteria

  • Secondary hypertension
  • Housebound
  • Non-English speaking
  • Another major illness likely to dominate pattern of care e.g. advanced cancer, dementia

Treatment and study plan

Nurse-led blood pressure clinic

Other

Blood pressure will be measured according to protocol.For patients with blood pressure above optimal targets, treatment changes will be discussed with the patient, a visiting consultant physician and the patient's GP. If they agree, the GP will intensify anti-hypertensive treatment with monthly follow up by the specialist nurse until BP targets are achieved.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in systolic blood pressure

    Time frame: 6 months

    This will be assessed using two audits of practice records where blood pressure was measured and recorded independently by practice staff

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of patients in each group with final blood pressure below the British Hypertension Society optimal target

    Time frame: 6 months after recruitment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

St George's, University of London

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of a Nurse-led Hypertension Clinic in Two Inner City General Practices: Randomised Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2010
First posted
Apr 12, 2010
Registry last updated
Apr 12, 2010

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