Effect of Active Telephone Calls in the Compliance of Hypertensive Patients With Treatment
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Unknown status
Trial end date:
2009-06-01
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Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the importance of providing guidelines to patients
via active telephone calls in blood pressure control and in the discontinuation of treatment
among hypertensive patients. Hypertensives (N = 354) who could receive telephone calls to be
reminded of the dates of their medical appointments and to be instructed about hypertension
were distributed into two groups: a) "uncomplicated" - hypertensives with no other concurrent
diseases; and b) "complicated" - severe hypertensives (mean diastolic ≥ 110 mm Hg with or
without medication) or comorbidities. All patients, except those excluded (n=44), were open
block randomized to follow two treatment regimens: "traditional" or "current" and to receive
active telephone calls ("phone calls" group) or not to receive telephone calls ("no phone
calls" group).