Epidemiology of Hypertensive Emergency
Correlates of Nonadherence to Hypertension Treatment in an Inner-City Minority Population
2 other identifiers
observational
210
1 country
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Brief Summary
To test the hypotheses that hypertensive emergency was associated with non-compliance with antihypertensive medication, low level of contact with the medical care system, and alcohol abuse and cigarette smoking. Also, to describe the clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized with hypertensive emergency including morbidity, mortality, and cost, and the extent to which hypertensive emergency occured among previously diagnosed and treated hypertensives.
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Started Oct 1989
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 1989
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 1991
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 1992
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 25, 2000
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 26, 2000
CompletedDecember 24, 2015
December 1, 2015
1.7 years
May 25, 2000
December 22, 2015
Conditions
Eligibility Criteria
Subjects were enrolled in a case-control study of hypertensive emergency and urgency. Cases were patients with incidents of hypertensive emergency or hypertensive urgency, and controls were hypertensive patients with other acute conditions who were admitted to the hospital or were treated in the emergency room and released.
You may qualify if:
- \. Patients admitted in the emergency room and for the medical and surgical services at the Presbyterian Hospital and Harlem Hospital Center in New York City
- patients with incidents of hypertensive emergency or hypertensive urgency
- hypertensive patients with other acute conditions who were admitted to the hospital or were treated in the emergency room and released
You may not qualify if:
- Under 21 years of age
- Pregnancy
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Columbia University
New York, New York, 10032, United States
Related Publications (2)
Shea S, Misra D, Ehrlich MH, Field L, Francis CK. Correlates of nonadherence to hypertension treatment in an inner-city minority population. Am J Public Health. 1992 Dec;82(12):1607-12. doi: 10.2105/ajph.82.12.1607.
PMID: 1456334BACKGROUNDShea S, Misra D, Ehrlich MH, Field L, Francis CK. Predisposing factors for severe, uncontrolled hypertension in an inner-city minority population. N Engl J Med. 1992 Sep 10;327(11):776-81. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199209103271107.
PMID: 1501654BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Steven Shea, MD
Hamilton Southworth Professor of Medicine and Professor of Epide, Dept of Medicine General Medicine
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- CASE CONTROL
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 25, 2000
First Posted
May 26, 2000
Study Start
October 1, 1989
Primary Completion
June 1, 1991
Study Completion
December 1, 1992
Last Updated
December 24, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-12