Recognition of Abnormal Pediatric Blood Pressures in Primary Care

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	Nationwide Children's Hospital
Information provided by:	Nationwide Children's Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00130663

Purpose

This study will look at general pediatricians' effectiveness at screening children for elevated blood pressure values in the primary care setting. Two new screening tools will be introduced and their effectiveness will be measured against current practice by way of medical chart review.

Condition	Intervention
Hypertension	Device: PDA blood pressure screening program and chart reminder

MedlinePlus related topics: High Blood Pressure

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Diagnostic, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Recognition of Abnormal Pediatric Blood Pressures in Primary Care

Further study details as provided by Nationwide Children's Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

written documentation by MD in medical record acknowledging elevated BP

Secondary Outcome Measures:

compliance with interventions

Study Start Date:	January 2006
Study Completion Date:	October 2007

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	3 Years to 17 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Health care supervision visit
Documented measured blood pressure and height
Between the ages of 3 years and 17 years

Exclusion Criteria:

Younger than 3 years of age
Older than 17 years of age
No documented blood pressure measurement
Not a health supervision encounter

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00130663

Sponsors and Collaborators

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Douglas J McLaughlin, MD

Pediatric Academic Association/Ohio State University School of Medicine

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	219405, 219405
Study First Received:	August 15, 2005
Last Updated:	October 19, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00130663
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Vascular Diseases
Hypertension

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009