Edinburgh Clinical Trials

HITS: Hypertension

Health Impact of Nurse-led Telemetry Services

This trial is complete and published.

BMJ publication here

BMJ Open publication here

BMJ Open publication here

This is a randomised controlled trial of a primary care based, nurse-led telemetric home blood pressure monitoring service, measuring the effect on blood pressure control and other cardiovascular risk factors and exploring the impact of a different model of service on patients and health care providers.

UKCRN ID 4544

ISRCTN 72614272

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Chief Investigator: Dr Janet Hanley

Funder: The BUPA Foundation

Study manager: Mary Paterson

Any questions relating to this trial please contact Mary Paterson on Tel: 0131 650 9234

For further information please see the trial website http://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/telescot