The Impact of Telemonitoring in the Management of Hypertension (HOROSCOPE)
Health Services Administration, Telemedicine, Hypertension
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Health Services Administration focused on measuring Telecommunication, Telecare, Teleconsult, Telemanagement, Telemonitoring
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Included are patients with:
- age ≥ 35 years old
- newly diagnosed hypertention
- uncontrolled hypertention
Exclusion Criteria:
Excluded are patients with:
- orthostatic hypotension
- chronic renal failure (serum creatinine > 200 micromol / L)
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary revascularization or stroke within the past 3 months
- known secondary causes of hypertension
- pregnancy
- New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure or left ventricular ejection fraction < 30%
- dementia or another cause that prevents the application of remote monitoring
Sites / Locations
- Fattouma Bourguiba HospitalRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
Telemonitoring
Conventional
In addition to the usual care, this group benefits from a weekly telephone call by the Clinical Research Associate (CRA) for the collection of home blood pressure measurements (which the patient measures twice a day everyday), for therapeutic education, and for treatment compliance assessment. This group will also benefit from a monthly call by the attending physician for treatment titration and side effects check.
This group will benefit form the usual care without any phone calls for therapeutic education, treatment compliance assessment, treatment titration or side effects check. The usual care includes attending the follow up visits after inclusion at Day 90 (D-90) & Day 180 (D-180) for face to face consultation with the attending physician.