Implementation of an At-home Blood Pressure Measurement Protocol in a Hypertension Management Clinical Trial During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
BACKGROUND: The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension eating plan is an evidence-based treatment of hypertension; however, adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension is low. To improve adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension among adults with hypertension, we designed Nourish, a 2-arm, 12-month randomized controlled trial. The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a change from in-person to remotely delivered visits, requiring substantial protocol modifications to measure blood pressure accurately and safely for secondary outcome data. PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to describe the implementation of an at-home blood pressure measurement protocol for the Nourish trial. CONCLUSION: Our investigator team and study staff developed and implemented a robust and feasible blood pressure measurement protocol to be executed within an at-home format. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: The described blood pressure measurement protocol provides a framework for use in future clinical trials and clinical settings in which a remote visit is preferred or required.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Miller, HN; Berger, MB; Askew, S; Trefney, E; Tyson, C; Svetkey, L; Bennett, GG; Steinberg, DM
Published Date
- September 2022
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 37 / 5
Start / End Page
- 475 - 481
PubMed ID
- 35467561
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC9378583
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1550-5049
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000927
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States