The Impact of Telemonitoring in the Management of Hypertension

HOme telemonitoRing of Arterial hypertensiOn With antihypertenSive Treatment Titration: a Randomized COntrolled prosPEctive Trial

Rater blinded, multi-center, prospective, randomized controlled study comparing mean 24 hour systolic blood pressure of eligible hypertensive patients in the TELEMONITORIN group versus the USUAL CARE group, at 6 months after inclusion.

Inclusion Criteria:

Included are patients with:

• age ≥ 35 years old
• newly diagnosed hypertention
• uncontrolled hypertention

Exclusion Criteria:

Excluded are patients with:

• orthostatic hypotension
• chronic renal failure (serum creatinine > 200 micromol / L)
• acute coronary syndrome
• coronary revascularization or stroke within the past 3 months
• known secondary causes of hypertension
• pregnancy
• New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure or left ventricular ejection fraction < 30%
• dementia or another cause that prevents the application of remote monitoring