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Mixed methods feasibility study for a trial of blood pressure telemonitoring for people who have had stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA).
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- Updated meta-analysis for antihypertensive treatment guided by home blood pressure compared to treatment based on office blood pressure: systematic review.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2025Pooled it
- Self-measurement of blood pressure at home using a cuff device for change in blood pressure levels: systematic review and meta-analysis.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2025Pooled it
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- Exploring the impact of telemedicine in chronic patients from diverse socioeconomic contexts: systematic review of qualitative studies.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Telemedicine and mHealth on Systolic Blood Pressure Management in Stroke Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Pooled it
- The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2019).Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2019Guideline
- Is antihypertensive treatment based on home blood pressure recommended rather than that based on office blood pressure in adults with essential hypertension? (meta-analysis).Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for improving modifiable risk factor control in the secondary prevention of stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Effectiveness of home blood pressure telemonitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled studies.Journal of human hypertension · 2017Pooled it
- Self-monitoring of blood pressure following a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TASMIN5S): a randomised controlled trial.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Trial
- Qualitative study of telemonitoring of blood glucose and blood pressure in type 2 diabetes.BMJ open · 2015Trial
- The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension 2025 (JSH2025).Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026Article
- Introducing and Validating a Minimum Data Set and Core Functionalities for Remote Poststroke Home Monitoring: "A Cross-Sectional Study".Health science reports · 2026Article
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- e-Health solution for home patient telemonitoring in early post-acute TIA/Minor stroke during COVID-19 pandemic.International journal of medical informatics · 2021Article
- Preventing the Next Pandemic: The Case for Investing in Circulatory Health - A Global Coalition for Circulatory Health Position Paper.Global heart · 2021Article
- mHealth and Engagement Concerning Persons With Chronic Somatic Health Conditions: Integrative Literature Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Review
- Telemonitoring at scale for hypertension in primary care: An implementation study.PLoS medicine · 2020Article
- Implementing telemonitoring in primary care: learning from a large qualitative dataset gathered during a series of studies.BMC family practice · 2018Article
- Using digital interventions for self-management of chronic physical health conditions: A meta-ethnography review of published studies.Patient education and counseling · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundGood 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.
methodPhase 1 was a pilot trial involving 55 patients stratified by stroke/TIA randomised 3:1 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.
resultsOverall, 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.
conclusionsA full-scale trial is feasible, likely to recruit well and have good rates of compliance and follow-up.
trial registrationISRCTN61528726 15/12/2011.
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