Prevalence of Masked Hypertension in Nephrological Patients

Waid City Hospital, Zurich

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Masked Hypertension

Treatments: Other: Comparison ABPM with OBPM

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02663336

WaidBP16

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the percentage of patients with masked hypertension in a population with chronic kidney disease. The investigators goal is to register prospectively ambulatory blood pressure measurement results of patients of a nephrological outpatient clinic with normal office blood pressure to finally find the percentage of masked hypertension in this population.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age: 20-90 years
• Known arterial hypertension and antihypertensive medical treatment
• Office blood pressure < 140 mmHg systolic and <90 mmHg diastolic

Exclusion criteria

• Age <20 or >90 years

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

CKD patients

Description:

Patients with chronic kidney disease, with diagnosed arterial hypertension and normal blood pressure during office blood pressure measurement. Comparison of ambulatory blood pressure (ABPM) with office blood pressure measurements (OBPM).

Treatment:

Other: Comparison ABPM with OBPM