Official Title: “The Effect of Frequent Self Measurements of Blood Pressure on the Control of Hypertension”

Despite knowledge regarding the importance of controlling patients' blood pressure (BP) only 30% of treated patients achieve BP goals. Our objective was to determine the effect of frequent self measurements of BP in the patients' natural environment as a mean to improve BP control. Our hypothesis was that frequent measurements of BP will reduce mean BP levels.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

• Device: Portable blood pressure wrist manometer

Primary Measures

• Meam blood pressure

Secondary Measures

• Satisfaction
• Quality of life

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signing an informed consent form
• Having a diagnosis of hypertension for more than one year according to patients'records.
• receiving at least one medication for hypertension
• A reasonable understanding of Hebrew
• An ambulatory state enabling regular visits to a primary physician in the community and self-measurement of hypertension using the electronic device

Exclusion Criteria:

• Lack of willingness to participate in the study.Known arrhythmia
• Malignant disease
• Poor understanding of Hebrew

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Lead Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Yasmin Maor, MD Principal Investigator Sheba Medical Center  

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on August 28, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00459017

Study ID Number: SHEBA -02-2773-YM-CTIL

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00459017

Health Authority: Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration