NCT01541566

Blood Pressure Control and Compliance to Treatment in Hypertensive Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: a Study Based on Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Assessment of Psychological Determinants

Blood Pressure Control and Compliance to Treatment in Hypertensive Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: a Study Based on Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 254 (actual)
• Sponsor: Italian Institute of Telemedicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 74 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether, in patients at high cardiovascular risk (hypertension with metabolic syndrome), long-term (1-year) blood pressure control is most effective when based on home blood pressure telemonitoring and on the feedback to the patient by the doctor between visits, or when based only on blood pressure determination during quarterly office visits.

Conditions

• Arterial Hypertension
• Metabolic Syndrome

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2012-03-01
• Last updated: 2016-02-26

Locations

12 sites across 1 country: Italy