Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program (HDFP)

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Accession Number
HLB00450505a

Study Type
Clinical Trial

Collection Type
Open BioLINCC Study See bottom of this webpage for request information

Study Period
1971-1982

NHLBI Division
DCVS

Dataset(s) Last Updated
January 3, 2018

Clinical Trial URLs
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00000485?order=1

Primary Publication URLs
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/490882

Consent

Commercial Use Data Restrictions No

Data Restrictions Based On Area Of Research No

Objectives

This program was designed to test the efficacy of antihypertensive therapy in reducing all-cause mortality in a population-based study.

Background

Several studies have indentified elevated arterial blood pressure as a prominent risk factor for morbidity and mortality from all causes in general, and cardiovascular disease in particular. However, they were not designed to determine whether reduction of blood pressure was accompanied by reduction of disease and death.

Participants

A population-based screening in 14 communities recruited 10,940 hypertensive participants, aged 30-69. They were randomly assigned to Stepped Care or Referred Care groups within each center by entry diastolic blood pressure.

Conclusions

The systematic effective management of hypertension has a great potential for reducing mortality for the large numbers of people with high BP in the population, including those with mild hypertension (JAMA 1979; 242:2562-2571).

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