Role of Depression in Blood Pressure Control. Study (TUN-BP-BLUE)

General Administration of Military Health, Tunisia

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hypertension; Depression

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory

Study type: Observational

Funder types: NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT05516173

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Our study aims to evaluate the role of depression in blood pressure control in ambulatory hypertensive patients.

Full description

Research Problem: Hypertension is a multifactorial disease that affects approximately one quarter of the adult population. It is a major risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular disease.

Environmental and psychosocial factors play an important role in hypertension onset and control. The prevalence of depression among hypertensive patients is 26, 8% and its presence is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular-related morbi-mortality. Our study aims to evaluate the role of depression in blood pressure control in ambulatory hypertensive patients. Investigative process: This study is a cross-sectional, multicentric and descriptive study. the investigators intend to include three hundred and two patients. After obtaining their consent, a 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitor will be used to evaluate blood pressure control.

Depression was assessed by the 9-item-Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in Tunisian dialect. Clinical, socio-environmental, psychosocial and therapeutic and prognosis data will be collected from medical records.

Enrollment: 302 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients consulting for high blood pressure
• Patients older than 18 years.
• Patients able to give informed consent.

Non inclusion Criteria :

• Patients followed for depression under treatment.
• Hospitalized patients

Exclusion criteria

• a white coat hypertension

Trial design

302 participants in 1 patient group

Ambulatory patients

Description:

Patient with a high blood pressure during regular visit will undertake an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Before wearing the device , they will be asked to answer to the questionnaire and the investigators will gather their demographic,clinical characteristics and dietary habits data. Ethical considerations will be undertaken and respected.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory