Telemonitoring based service redesign for the management of uncontrolled hypertension: multicentre randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if an intervention consisting of telemonitoring and supervision by usual primary care clinicians of home self measured blood pressure and optional patient decision support leads to clinically important reductions in daytime systolic and diastolic ambulatory blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled blood pressure.

Design

Multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Setting

20 primary care practices in south east Scotland.

Participants

401 people aged 29-95 years with uncontrolled blood pressure (mean daytime ambulatory measurement ≥ 135/85 mm Hg but ≤ 210/135 mm Hg).

Intervention

Self measurement and transmission of blood pressure readings to a secure website for review by the attending nurse or doctor and participant, with optional

SUBMITTER: McKinstry B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3663293 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature