Study on Blood Pressure Variability and Frailty in the Older People

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age75+
SponsorIstituto Auxologico Italiano

About this trial

Observational prospective single-center, non-profit study. Primary objective of the study: To determine if the hypotensive phenotype, defined as one episode of daytime systolic blood pressure (SBP) \<90 mmHg (or two episodes of daytime SBP \<90 mmHg, if mean 24 h SBP is \<125 mmHg) detected at Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) is associated with adverse events at follow up (death, hospitalization, falls, emergency room admission for uncontrolled hypertension, major cardiovascular events)

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 75 years

Diagnosis of hypertension according to the criteria of the European Society of Cardiology guidelines [Williams 2018]

Consent of the patient (or legal representative) to participate in the study

Disqualifiers

Refusal of the patient or his/her legal representative

Life expectancy of less than 6 months

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Diagnostic tests and questionnaires

Treatment groups

220 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators