Blood pressure checks and diagnosing hypertension (BP-CHECK): Design and methods of a randomized controlled diagnostic study comparing clinic, home, kiosk, and 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends out-of-office blood pressure (BPs) before making a new diagnosis of hypertension, using 24-h ambulatory (ABPM) or home BP monitoring (HBPM), however this is not common in routine clinical practice. Blood Pressure Checks and Diagnosing Hypertension (BP-CHECK) is a randomized controlled diagnostic study comparing the accuracy and acceptability of clinic, home, and kiosk-based BP monitoring to ABPM for diagnosing hypertension. Stakeholders including patients, providers, policy makers, and researchers informed the study design and protocols.

Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - January 9, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Beverly B. Green, Melissa L. Anderson, Jerry Campbell, Andrea J. Cook, Kelly Ehrlich, Sarah Evers, Yoshio N. Hall, Clarissa Hsu, Dwayne Joseph, Predrag Klasnja, Karen L. Margolis, Jennifer B. McClure, Sean A. Munson, Mathew J. Thompson Source Type: research