Prescribing Patterns of Antihypertensive Drugs in Uncomplicated Hypertension

NCT ID: NCT06517134

Last Updated: 2024-07-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 3325032 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-06-05

Brief Summary

Hypertension incurs substantial cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, particularly in primary prevention settings. General practitioners (GPs) play a pivotal role in the management of hypertension in primary care, yet variations exist among GPs. The determinants shaping GPs' antihypertensive medication (AD) prescription patterns in the setting of hypertension remain ambiguous. This investigation sought to elucidate how GPs' characteristics and professional activities influence AD prescriptions. A cross-sectional study utilizing a sample of 2,165 GPs was conducted in Normandy, France, in 2019. The ratio of AD prescriptions to overall prescription volume was computed for each practitioner. GPs were classified as 'low' or 'high' AD prescribers based on the median of this ratio. The ratio was examined in relation to GPs' demographic and professional variables such as age, gender, practice setting, years of experience, consultation frequency, the demographics and socioeconomic status of their patient panels, and prevalence of chronic conditions in patients. These associations were explored using both univariate and multivariate analyses.

Conditions

Hypertension,Essential; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

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

Study Groups

hypertensive subjects

Antihypertensive Agents

Intervention Type: DRUG

use of antihypertensive drugs

non-hypertensive subjects

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Antihypertensive Agents

use of antihypertensive drugs

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients who had at least one visit to their GP in 2019 were included, but minors were omitted.

Exclusion Criteria

• minors

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 99 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University Hospital, Caen

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Xavier HUMBERT

Assistant professor of general practice

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Xavier Humbert

Caen, , France

Countries

France

Other Identifiers

24-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id