| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN87597585 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 05/09/2001 |
| Local reference number(s) | Grant number RC016 |
| Public title | Randomised trial evaluating the framing of cardiovascular risk and its impact on blood pressure control |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Hypertension |
| Study hypothesis | Not provided at time of registration |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Patients with hypertension taking blood pressure lowering medication. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/01/2000 |
| Anticipated end date | 01/01/2001 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 457 |
| Interventions | Framing of risk as an Absolute Risk (AR) or as the Number Needed to Treat (NNT) to prevent an adverse event. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publications | Results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11686857 |
| Sources of funding | NHS Wales Office of Research and Development (UK) (grant ref: RC016) |
| Sponsor name | NHS Wales Office of Research and Development (UK) |
| Sponsor details | The National Assembly for Wales
Cathays Park
Cardiff
United Kingdom
CF10 3NQ |
| Sponsor website | http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/word/ |
| Contact name | Mr Tom Fahey |
| Contact details | Division of Primary Health Care
University of Bristol
Canynge Hall
Whiteladies Road
Bristol
United Kingdom
BS8 2PR |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)117 928 7381 |
| Contact fax | +44 (0)117 928 7340 |
| Contact email | tom.fahey@bristol.ac.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN87597585 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
