Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of Oscillometric vs. Manual Sphygmomanometer for Blood Pressure Management in Primary Care (CRAB) | Zendy

Mark Nelson | Zendy; Stephen Quinn | Zendy; Linda Bowers-Ingram | Zendy; Jennifer Nelson | Zendy; Tania Winzenberg | Zendy

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Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of Oscillometric vs. Manual Sphygmomanometer for Blood Pressure Management in Primary Care (CRAB)

Author(s) -

Mark Nelson,

Stephen Quinn,

Linda Bowers-Ingram,

Jennifer Nelson,

Tania Winzenberg

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2009.55

Subject(s) - medicine , sphygmomanometer , blood pressure , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , poisson regression , cluster randomised controlled trial , rate ratio , physical therapy , pediatrics , emergency medicine , population , environmental health

Although mercury sphygmomanometers are seen as the gold standard instrument for blood pressure (BP) measurement, they are being withdrawn due to safety concerns. CRAB was a cluster-randomized controlled trial in 24 family practices in Tasmania, Australia, which aimed to determine the effect of an oscillometric device on BP management.

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