Study on Hypertension and Frailty in the Older People (HYPER-FRAIL)

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: High Blood Pressure; Frailty

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05776394

09C214

Details and patient eligibility

About

To estimate the linear association between daytime systolic blood pressure variability evaluated as standard deviation (SD) and frailty evaluated as Frailty index according to the Rockwood's accumulation of deficits model

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 75+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of hypertension according to the criteria of the European Society of Cardiology guidelines
• Consent of the patient (or legal representative) to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal of the patient or his/her legal representative
• Life expectancy of less than 6 months