Office, Home, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age6-19
SponsorChildren's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

About this trial

This will be a prospective observational study. The population would be pediatric patients 6 years to \<19 years of age who were referred for elevated blood pressure to investigate if home blood pressure (HBP) can determine blood pressure phenotype (normotensive, hypertensive, masked hypertension, white coat hypertension) as accurately as ambulatory blood pressure monitor (ABPM) in childhood and adolescence.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 6 years to <19 years old;

Elevated blood pressure defined as 15% lower than the 95%ile BP based on clinical practice guidelines(CPG) but less than stage II hypertension based on CPG;

Tolerate ABPM 24 hours;

Tolerate HBP; and

Disqualifiers

On antihypertension medications or treated in the last 6 months;

Pregnant;

Obstructive valvular disease

Coarctation of the aorta

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

52 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial group