Key result
RCT protocol evaluates BP self-monitoring with or without telemonitoring vs usual care for SBP reduction.
Why the study?
Evidence for the use of self-monitoring to titrate antihypertensive medication by physicians is equivocal, and the added benefit of telemonitoring over self-monitoring alone is unclear.
Does self-monitoring of blood pressure with or without telemonitoring reduce clinic systolic blood pressure in primary care patients with poorly controlled hypertension compared to usual care?
RCT (n=1,110)
Open-label
1:1:1 individual randomization
Yes
Does self-monitoring of blood pressure with or without telemonitoring reduce clinic systolic blood pressure in primary care patients with poorly controlled hypertension compared to usual care?
This trial protocol outlines a study to determine if self-monitoring of blood pressure, with or without telemonitoring, improves systolic blood pressure control compared to usual care in primary care patients.
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GP-led titration via self-monitoring lowers clinic SBP at 12 months; extends primary-care evidence for home BP-guided antihypertensive adjustment.
Franssen et al. (2017) conducted an RCT in Poorly controlled hypertension (n=1,110). Self-monitoring of blood pressure with or without telemonitoring vs. Usual care was evaluated on Difference in clinic systolic blood pressure (SBP) between intervention and control groups at 12 months. As a study protocol, this paper presents the design of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether self-monitoring of blood pressure with or without telemonitoring reduces systolic blood pressure compared to usual care, without reporting clinical results.
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