BP-TEMPO

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING STUDY

At a  Glance

We are looking for people aged 60 years and over who live in Oxfordshire to take part in a home blood pressure monitoring study. You would need to check your blood pressure at home for 2 weeks with the help of a smartphone app.

Why are we doing this study?

High blood pressure or hypertension is a common condition which increases your risk of heart attacks and strokes. Some people only have high blood pressure at night. We would like to see if people can measure their blood pressure at home early in the morning and late at night with the help of a smartphone app. This may help to identify people who may have high blood pressure.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for healthy volunteers, aged 60 years and over, to take part in our study. You need to have a smartphone, have good Wi-Fi or mobile phone network coverage at home and live in Oxfordshire.

You will not be able to join if your blood pressure is very high. However, you may join if you are taking blood pressure tablets and your blood pressure is well controlled.  You will not be able to join if you are taking sleeping tablets. You will not be able to join if you cannot wear a monitoring chest patch, reasons for this may include allergies and having a pacemaker.

What would it involve?

• An initial visit in person (discuss the study, check your blood pressure and ask some questions about your health, roughly 1 hour)
• 2 weeks of you or someone you know monitoring your blood pressure at home
• A questionnaire about your experiences (roughly 15 minutes)
• An optional group discussion about your experiences of monitoring your BP and the App used in the study (roughly 60-90 minutes)

More information

More information can be found in the participant information sheet: click here 

If you are interested and would like more information please contact the BP-TEMPO study team at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG on +44 (0)1865 617934 or bptempo@phc.ox.ac.uk.

There is no obligation to take part.

Thank you!