Emergency Department Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and BpTRU Study

Lifespan

Status

Completed

Conditions

Hypertension

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02217059

UEMF0000

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Congruence of Emergency Department (ED) Attendings' Predictions of Hypertension with Results of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring.

Full description

Evaluate the Congruence of Emergency Department (ED) Attendings' Predictions of Hypertension with Results of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring & evaluate reliability of ED measured elevated blood pressure compared to the BpTRU

Enrollment

105 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

One elevated blood pressure greater than 120 systolic and/or 80 diastolic
BpTRU device blood pressure greater than 120 systolic and/or 80 diastolic while in ED

Exclusion criteria

Prior history of hypertension
Currently on antihypertensives or receiving prescription on discharge
Pregnancy
History of atrial fibrillation
Dialysis patient
Nursing home or rehabilitation center resident
Admitted
Moving out of the area in next 30 days
Substance abuse
Prisoner
Presenting for psychiatric complaint requiring constant observation
Inability to give informed consent (intoxicated, altered, non-English speaking)
Presenting with symptoms of hypertensive emergency
Inability to demonstrate adequate use of the home blood pressure device in the ED
Arm circumference less than 9 inches or greater than 17 inches