Blood Pressure Measuring Practice of Hong Kong Primary Care Doctors

NCT ID: NCT03926897

Last Updated: 2019-11-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 445 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-05-03
• Study Completion Date: 2019-11-21

Brief Summary

Background: While office BP measurements were traditionally used to detect, diagnose and manage hypertension(HT), studies had convincingly showed that out-of-office blood pressure, including home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), was superior in predicting cardiovascular outcomes and death. Furthermore, some countries' guidelines suggested the use of validated automatic blood pressure machines (called automated office blood pressure monitoring (AOBP)) to screen for HT and record BP in routine HT clinical management. With difference between guidelines and various available BP measurement methods, it is not known how primary care doctors, who play the key role to detect and treat HT, are measuring BP in their daily practice.

Method: All doctors registered in the primary care directory will be mailed a questionnaire. Those who do not respond would be mailing for maximally 3 times, 2 weeks apart to enhance response rate. It is estimated that around 1500-2000 doctors will be eligible.

Conditions

Hypertension

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All doctors registered in the primary care directory in Hong Kong

Exclusion Criteria

• nil

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Chinese University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Lee Kam Pui

Clinical Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Lek Yuen Clinic

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Countries

Hong Kong

References

Lee EKP, Choi RCM, Liu L, Gao T, Yip BHK, Wong SYS. Preference of blood pressure measurement methods by primary care doctors in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Fam Pract. 2020 May 26;21(1):95. doi: 10.1186/s12875-020-01153-6.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 32456619 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

SBRE-18-563

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id