Treatment of Hypertension in Primary Care in Spain (TAPAS)

AstraZeneca

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00868881

NIS-CES-DUM-2008/2

Details and patient eligibility

About

Non-interventional,observational and retrospective study assessing the therapeutic and diagnostic attitude followed in primary care for a hypertensive patient depending on his degree of blood pressure control.

Enrollment: 2,160 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of primary hypertension and/or treated for hypertension for one year or more
• Clinical data of blood pressure measures for the last 12+/- 2 months before inclusion.

Exclusion criteria

• Secondary Hypertension
• Physical or psychological impairment for the understanding of the information to be given to the patient

Trial design

2,160 participants in 6 patient groups

1

Description:

Blood Pressure poorly controlled in the previous year and poorly controlled at the inclusion in the study

2

Description:

Blood Pressure poorly controlled in the previous year and well controlled at the inclusion in the study.

3

Description:

Blood Pressure well controlled in the previous year and well controlled at the inclusion in the study

4

Description:

Blood Pressure well controlled in the previous year and poorly controlled at the inclusion in the study

5

Description:

Blood Pressure well controlled in the previous year independently of the level of control at the inclusion.

6

Description:

Blood Pressure poorly controlled in the previous year independently of the level of control at the inclusion.