Personalized text message and checklist support for initiation of antihypertensive medication: the cluster randomized, controlled check and support trial.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess whether the use of a checklist combined with text message support improves systolic blood pressure (SBP) control.Design and setting: A cluster randomized controlled trial in Finnish primary care.Interventions: Personalized text message support and a checklist for initiation of antihypertensive medication.Patients: 111 newly diagnosed hypertensive patients aged 30-75 years.Main outcome measures: The proportion of patients achieving 1) the office SBP target <140 mmHg or 2) the home SBP target <135 mmHg at 12 months.Results: 28% (n = 16) and 31% (n = 17) of patients in the intervention and control groups met the office SBP target, respectively (p = 0.51). The corresponding proportions were 36% (n = 18)

SUBMITTER: Tahkola A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8570747 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature