Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0243142063
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Do nurse led clinics improve management of hypertension in primary care?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Screening
Patient information sheet
Condition
Hypertension
Intervention
Pilot RCT studying the effect of a nurse-led hypertension clinic. Patients will be randomised to visit the nurse-led hypertension clinic or receiving care as usual.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Blood pressure
Secondary outcome measures
No secondary outcome measures
Overall trial start date
01/02/2004
Overall trial end date
03/06/2004
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Primary care hypertension patients
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
100
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Housebound
2. Severe illness,
3. GP feels unsuitable for any reason
Recruitment start date
01/02/2004
Recruitment end date
03/06/2004
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department of Community Health Sciences
London
SW17 0RE
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
STaRNet London (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
NHS R&D Support Funding (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2007 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17395604
Publication citations
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Results
Dean SC, Kerry SM, Cappuccio FP, Oakeshott P, Pilot study of potential barriers to blood pressure control in patients with inadequately controlled hypertension., Fam Pract, 2007, 24, 3, 259-262, doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmm005.