Study on Blood Pressure Variability and Frailty in the Older People
Recruiting · NCT06868069 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Diagnostic tests and questionnaires
What this trial is about
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)
Who can take part
Age range
75 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- 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
Exclusion criteria
- Refusal of the patient or his/her legal representative
- Life expectancy of less than 6 months
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS - Milan, Italy