Observational Study That Will Evaluate Treatment Patterns in the Management of Hypertension in the Public Primary Care System
Recruiting · NCT07361276 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →What this trial is about
This is a retrospective observational cohort study based on secondary use of routinely collected electronic health data. The design was selected to enable population-level characterisation of treatment patterns and clinical inertia (both diagnostic and therapeutic) in the management of hypertension across diverse settings in Brazil's public primary care system (SUS).
Who can take part
Age range
18 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 ≥18 years at the time of Hypertension diagnosis
- Hypertension diagnosis as retrieved from registered ICD codes or CIAP Codes (primary care codes) in the EMR , OR At least two blood pressure measurements ≥140/90 mmHg during the study period. The blood measurements should be consecutive and obtained within a 30 days period.
- Continuous follow-up in the same municipality for at least 6 months after index measurement.
- Availability of structured EMR data including clinical encounters, diagnoses, and prescriptions
Exclusion criteria
- \- Patients with incomplete data or not traceable in the registration systems
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Research Site - Florianópolis, Brazil