NCT01834365

Effect of Structured Education to Decrease Blood Pressure for Hypertension in Elderly

Effect of Structured Education to Decrease Blood Pressure for Hypertension in Elderly : a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 188 (actual)
• Sponsor: Indonesia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

There is a structured educational effect on blood pressure reduction in elderly hypertensive patients.

Detailed description

Eligibility criteria are men and women over 60 years old and available to participate in the study for 3 months with blood pressure higher than 140/90. Exclusion criteria are severe dementia, malignant hypertension, depression Outcome measures are systolic and diastolic blood pressure after 3 months administration of structured education once a month.

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Structured education	Formatted education about hypertension
OTHER	Checklist
OTHER	Without structure education with checklist

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-10-01
• Primary completion: 2013-02-01
• Completion: 2013-05-01
• First posted: 2013-04-17
• Last updated: 2013-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Indonesia