Tailored to You (TTY) Pilot Study

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Device: Impedance Cardiography; Device: Hypertension medication algorithm

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05141175

Pro00109188

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to use a test called impedance cardiography (ICG) to provide more information about how to improve the control of blood pressure. Participants will be given this test so investigators can get more information about what is going on inside the heart and blood vessels that is contributing to high blood pressure. ICG is a lot like an EKG (electrocardiogram) in that it uses electrodes and a computer to make a report. Participants will lie down on the exam table and two electrodes go on the right ankle and two electrodes go on the left wrist. The process takes about 5 minutes and is painless and not invasive.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Documented diagnosis of hypertension
• Most recent office systolic BP average measured using automated office BP (AOBP) is ≥140 mmHg systolic or ≥90 mmHg diastolic
• Currently prescribed at least one BP-lowering medication
• Under the care of a primary care clinician

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Hypertension patients

Experimental group

Description:

Patients with documented diagnosis of hypertension and their most recent office systolic BP average measured using automated office BP is ≥140 mmHg systolic or ≥90 mmHg diastolic and they are currently prescribed at least one BP-lowering medication will be recruited.

Treatment:

Device: Impedance Cardiography

Device: Hypertension medication algorithm