Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Behavioral/Pharmacological Telemedicine Interventions for BP Control
Brief Summary: There are 65 million Americans and over 8.5 million veterans who have been diagnosed with hypertension; yet only 31% of all hypertensive patients have their blood pressure (BP) under effective control (less than 140/90 mm/Hg). Uncontrolled hypertension greatly increases the risk of cerebral vascular accidents, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, renal failure, congestive heart failure, and mortality. Despite the damaging impact of hypertension and the availability of well-defined therapies and widely accepted target values for BP, interventions to improve BP control have had limited success.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 10 to 16 years.
2. T1D diagnosed for more than 1 year or C-peptide negative.
3. Centralised assessment of ACR based on six early morning urines deemed to be in upper tertile for risk after adjustment for age, gender, age at diagnosis and duration of disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Non T1D, i.e. type 2 diabetes, insulin dependent diabetes related to monogenic disease, secondary diabetes.
2. ACR based on six early morning urines deemed to be at low risk for subsequent development of CVD or DN.
3. Pregnancy or unwillingness to comply with contraceptive advice and regular pregnancy testing throughout the trial.
4. Breast feeding
5. Severe hyperlipidaemia and family history data to support diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia.
6. Established hypertension unrelated to DN.
7. Prior exposure to the investigational products, statins and ACEI.
8. Unwillingness/inability to comply with the study protocol.
9. Other co-morbidities considered unsuitable by the investigator (excluding treated hypothyroidism and coeliac disease).
10. Proliferative retinopathy.
11. Renal disease not associated with Type 1 Diabetes.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of uncontrolled hypertension,
* prescribed a medication to lower blood pressure,
* have a regular primary care physician at Durham VA Medical Center, and
* be a veteran. For Sustainability portion the patient must have participated in an intervention arm of primary study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Hospitalized in past 3 months for stroke,
* heart attack,
* surgery for blocked arteries,
* diagnosed with metastatic cancer or treated with dialysis,
* have a diagnosis of dementia or a hearing impairment which prevents them from being able to hear/speak on the telephone, and
* creatinine serum lab which exceed 2.5.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

1. A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus first made at age 30 years or older
2. Age 55 years or older at entry
3. Ability to provide informed consent
4. A substantially elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, indicated by:

   * A history of major macrovascular disease defined as any one of: stroke, myocardial infarction, hospital admission for transient ischaemic attack, hospital admission for unstable angina, coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (with or without stenting), peripheral revascularisation (angioplasty or surgery) or amputation secondary to vascular disease or
   * A history of major microvascular disease defined as any one of nephropathy (albumin:creatinine ratio \>300ug/mg), retinal photocoagulation therapy, proliferative retinopathy (new blood vessels on the disc or elsewhere, vitreous haemorrhage, pre-retinal haemorrhage, or fibrous proliferations on the disc or elsewhere), macular oedema (retinal thickening within one disc diameter of the macular centre) or blindness in either eye (corrected visual acuity 6/60 or worse, persisting for three months or more) not known to be due to non-diabetic causes or
   * A first diagnosis of type 2 diabetes made 10 or more years prior to entry or
   * Another major risk factor for vascular disease defined as any one of: current daily cigarette smoking, total cholesterol greater than 6.0 mmol/l (with or without cholesterol lowering treatment), HDL cholesterol \<1.0 mmol/l, microalbuminuria (albumin:creatinine ratio 30-300ug/mg) or
   * Age 65 years or over

Exclusion Criteria:

1. A definite contraindication to treatment with an ACE inhibitor or a thiazide-like diuretic
2. A specific indication for treatment with an ACE inhibitor other than perindopril 2-4 mg daily (see also section 5.2.3) or a thiazide-like diuretic
3. A definite and specific indication for treatment with gliclazide or a haemoglobin A1c control target of 6.5% or less
4. A definite contra-indication to treatment with gliclazide or a haemoglobin A1c control target of 6.5% or less
5. A definite indication for long-term full-dose or bed-time insulin therapy
6. Participation in a trial within the month prior to the Registration Visit or current participation in another trial

Other potential reasons for ineligibility include:

* High probability of non-adherence to study treatment or follow-up
* Current clinical instability (e.g. a major cerebral or coronary event or sight-threatening retinopathy or macular oedema within the previous few weeks)
* Life threatening non-vascular disease other than diabetes and its complications
* Moderate or severe dementia
* Major disability that is likely to prevent regular attendance at study clinics

Final decisions about eligibility were made at the discretion of the study investigator and the potential study participant, in the light of any requirements or guidance from local ethics committees and other regulatory bodies.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, as determined by the new American Diabetes Association guidelines, which include a fasting plasma glucose level greater than 126 mg/dl (7.0 mmol/l), or a 2-hour postload value in the oral glucose tolerance test of greater than 200 mg/dl, with confirmation by a retest
* For participants aged 40 years or older, history of CVD (heart attack, stroke, history of coronary revascularization, history of peripheral or carotid revascularization, or demonstrated angina)
* For participants aged 55 years or older, a history of CVD is not required, but participant must be considered to be at high risk for experiencing a CVD event due to existing CVD, subclinical disease, or 2+ CVD risk factors
* HbA1c 7.5%-9% (if on more drugs) or 7.5%-11% (if on fewer drugs)

Answer: B