Why the study?
Are home blood pressure measurements reproducible and subject to a placebo effect when assessing antihypertensive treatments?
Population
Subjects in a trial assessing antihypertensive drug effects
Comparison
Home blood pressure (HBP) measurements vs Placebo
Design
RCT, single-blind
Authors
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May enable smaller antihypertensive trials with HBP; leaves open routine clinical adoption.
Are home blood pressure measurements reproducible and subject to a placebo effect when assessing antihypertensive treatments?
Home blood pressure measurement is highly reproducible and exhibits minimal placebo effect, allowing for smaller sample sizes in trials assessing antihypertensive efficacy.
Imai et al. (2001) studied this question.
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