Mixed methods feasibility study for a trial of blood pressure telemonitoring for people who have had stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA).
Trials
; 16: 117, 2015 Mar 25.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Good blood pressure (BP) control reduces the risk of recurrence of stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Although there is strong evidence that BP telemonitoring helps achieve good control, none of the major trials have considered the effectiveness in stroke/TIA survivors. We therefore conducted a feasibility study for a trial of BP telemonitoring for stroke/TIA survivors with uncontrolled BP in primary care.METHOD:
Phase 1 was a pilot trial involving 55 patients stratified by stroke/TIA randomised 31 to BP telemonitoring for 6 months or usual care. Phase 2 was a qualitative evaluation and comprised semi-structured interviews with 16 trial participants who received telemonitoring and 3 focus groups with 23 members of stroke support groups and 7 carers.RESULTS:
Overall, 125 patients (60 stroke patients, 65 TIA patients) were approached and 55 (44%) patients were randomised including 27 stroke patients and 28 TIA patients. Fifty-two participants (95%) attended the 6-month follow-up appointment, but one declined the second daytime ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) measurement resulting in a 93% completion rate for ABPM - the proposed primary outcome measure for a full trial. Adherence to telemonitoring was good; of the 40 participants who were telemonitoring, 38 continued to provide readings throughout the 6 months. There was a mean reduction of 10.1 mmHg in systolic ABPM in the telemonitoring group compared with 3.8 mmHg in the control group, which suggested the potential for a substantial effect from telemonitoring. Our qualitative analysis found that many stroke patients were concerned about their BP and telemonitoring increased their engagement, was easy, convenient and reassuring.CONCLUSIONS:
A full-scale trial is feasible, likely to recruit well and have good rates of compliance and follow-up. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN61528726 15/12/2011.
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Assunto principal:
Ataque Isquêmico Transitório
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Telemedicina
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Monitorização Ambulatorial da Pressão Arterial
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Acidente Vascular Cerebral
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article