Lowering blood pressure in primary care in Vienna (LOW-BP-VIENNA) : A cluster-randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Austria only 41% of patients with treated hypertension (HTN) have their blood pressure (BP) controlled. This study investigated a strategy to improve BP control in primary care.

Methods

General practitioners (GPs) were randomized to interventional care vs. standard care and included patients with uncontrolled office BP > 140/90 mm Hg. In interventional care, antihypertensive therapy was up-titrated using a single pill combination (olmesartan, amlodipine and/or hydrochlorothiazde) in 4‑week intervals. In standard care, physicians were encouraged to treat according to the 2013 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with controlled office BP < 140/90 mm Hg at 6 mont

SUBMITTER: Rohla M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6290730 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature