Ambulatory vs Office BP Management Usual Care for Diagnosing and Managing Hypertension: A Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to usual care (blood pressure measurement in the office) in diagnosing and managing hypertension.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Anthony J Viera, MD, MPH
• Collaborator: North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute
• Treatments: Amlodipine; Chlorthalidone; Losartan

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥ 30 years and ≤ 65 years

• Most recent (within 14 days) clinic systolic BP 126-150 mm Hg

• Able/willing to wear a BP monitor for 24 hours on multiple occasions

• Able/willing to take daily anti-hypertensive medication if indicated

• Able to read and speak English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or trying to become pregnant

• Known heart disease

• History of persistent atrial fibrillation

• Currently taking antihypertensive medication

• Currently taking Simvastatin > 20mg daily

• Clinician recommends against participation