Wearable Blood Pressure Devices to Identify Masked Uncontrolled Hypertension.

Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT04863508
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Uncontrolled out-of-office blood pressure (BP), measured by either home BP monitoring (HBPM) or ambulatory BP monitoring, has been shown to predict higher cardiovascular risk. However, HBPM could not identify daytime BP surge, which leads to underestimation of future risk among treated hypertensive individuals.

HeartGuide provides validated out-of-office BP measurements, along with activity/sleep recordings. The present study is designed to examine whether BP monitoring with the HeartGuide could identify masked uncontrolled hypertension in controlled hypertensive patients based on office BP. We will enroll hypertensive patients with controlled office BP according to their cardiovascular risk profile. We will also examine prevalence of post-prandial BP changes and BP variability using HeartGuide.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    Recent hypertension guidelines stressed the importance of out-of-office BP monitoring. Ambulatory BP (ABPM) and home BP monitoring (HBPM) both predict future cardiovascular events better than office BP. Masked hypertension is an important issue. As revealed by recent studies, daytime BP surge can result in greater target organ damage for high-risk hypertensive individuals.

    Previous trials such as TASMINH2 and TASMINH-SR study showed positive effects of HBPM on BP control in hypertensive patients. However, several issues preclude perfect applications of HBPM. For example, HBPM could not provide BP recordings during activity or at night-time. In addition, the currently recommended time schedule for HBPM may be insufficient for detecting daytime surge especially among high-risk individuals. Wearable BP devices seem to fill in this gap as a novel approach of out-of-office monitoring.

    HeartGuide, the new watch BP monitor, was recently validated to provide accurate BP measurements. It could provide incremental knowledge with potentially larger numbers of recordings. The primary objective of this study is to unveil uncontrolled masked hypertension with HeartGuide, particularly for those undetected with current office BP and HBPM. A second objective is to assess diurnal BP trends and BP variability.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    90 participants
    Observational Model:
    Cohort
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Official Title:
    Application of the HeartGuide Blood Pressure Watch Monitor to Identify Masked Uncontrolled Hypertension in Hypertensive Patients With Different Cardiovascular Risks In Taiwan.
    Actual Study Start Date :
    Nov 26, 2020
    Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
    Oct 1, 2021
    Anticipated Study Completion Date :
    Oct 1, 2021

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    Low-risk hypertensive patients

    Patients without diabetes, chronic kidney disease, hypertension-mediated organ damage, or established cardiovascular diseases

    With-risk hypertensive patients

    Patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, hypertension-mediated organ damage, but without established cardiovascular diseases

    Hypertensive patients with cardiovascular diseases

    Patients with established cardiovascular diseases

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Occurrence of masked uncontrolled hypertension [during 3-month follow-up period]

      measured BP>=135/85 mmHg by wearable BP devices or average BP>=130/80 mmHg by ambulatory BP monitor

    Other Outcome Measures

    1. Newly diagnosed left ventricular hypertrophy by echocardiography [at 3-month follow-up]

      left ventricular mass index>=115 g/m2(men) or >=95 g/m2(women)

    2. Occurrence of post-prandial BP change [during 3-month follow-up period]

      measured BP drop >= 20 mmHg pre- and post-meal

    3. BP variability [during 3-month follow-up period]

      coefficient of variation of all measured BP values by either HeartGuide or ambulatory BP monitor

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    30 Years to 85 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Willing to sign informed consent form

    • Currently taking anti-hypertensive therapy for more than 3 months

    • Drugs are unchanged during the study period

    • Office BP below 140/90 mmHg at least one visit

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Diagnosed with terminal illness

    • End-stage renal disease requiring lifelong dialysis treatment

    • Patients with impaired performance status (ECOG >= 2)

    • Women undergoing or expecting pregnancy during the study period

    • Resistant hypertension (taking more than 4 kinds of anti-hypertensive drugs)

    • Known atrial or ventricular arrhythmia

    • Wrist circumference out-of range between 13.5 to 21.5 cm

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-chu Branch Hsinchu Taiwan 300

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch

    Investigators

    None specified.

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    Responsible Party:
    National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT04863508
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 109-029-E
    First Posted:
    Apr 28, 2021
    Last Update Posted:
    Apr 28, 2021
    Last Verified:
    Apr 1, 2021
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    Undecided
    Plan to Share IPD:
    Undecided
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Apr 28, 2021