Study: NCT00684489

Intervention type: DRUG
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: clinical hypertension specialist-no specific med. Any anti-hypertension meds.
Description: assignment to a clinical hypertension specialist. Drugs used were hypertension medications were: chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, polythiazide indapamide, metolazone, bumetanide, furosemide, torsemide, amiloride, triamterene, eplerenone, spironolactone, atenolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, metoprolol, nadolol, propranolol, timolol, acebutolol, penbutolol pindolol, carvedilol, labetalol, benazepril, captopril, enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, moexipril, perindopril, quinapril, ramipril, trandolapril, candesartan, eprosartan, irbesartan, losartan, olmesartan, telmisartan, valsartan, diltiazem, dilacor, ditiazem, verapamil, amlodipine, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nisoldipine, doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin, clonidine, clonidine patch, methyldopa, reserpine, guanfacine, hydralazine, minoxidil.

Intervention type: DRUG
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: clinical hypertension specialist-no specific med. Any anti-hypertension meds.
Description: assignment to a clinical hypertension specialist. Drugs used were hypertension medications were: chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, polythiazide indapamide, metolazone, bumetanide, furosemide, torsemide, amiloride, triamterene, eplerenone, spironolactone, atenolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, metoprolol, nadolol, propranolol, timolol, acebutolol, penbutolol pindolol, carvedilol, labetalol, benazepril, captopril, enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, moexipril, perindopril, quinapril, ramipril, trandolapril, candesartan, eprosartan, irbesartan, losartan, olmesartan, telmisartan, valsartan, diltiazem, dilacor, ditiazem, verapamil, amlodipine, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nisoldipine, doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin, clonidine, clonidine patch, methyldopa, reserpine, guanfacine, hydralazine, minoxidil.

Intervention type: DRUG
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: clinical hypertension specialist-no specific med. Any anti-hypertension meds.
Description: assignment to a clinical hypertension specialist. Drugs used were hypertension medications were: chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, polythiazide indapamide, metolazone, bumetanide, furosemide, torsemide, amiloride, triamterene, eplerenone, spironolactone, atenolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, metoprolol, nadolol, propranolol, timolol, acebutolol, penbutolol pindolol, carvedilol, labetalol, benazepril, captopril, enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, moexipril, perindopril, quinapril, ramipril, trandolapril, candesartan, eprosartan, irbesartan, losartan, olmesartan, telmisartan, valsartan, diltiazem, dilacor, ditiazem, verapamil, amlodipine, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nisoldipine, doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin, clonidine, clonidine patch, methyldopa, reserpine, guanfacine, hydralazine, minoxidil.

Intervention type: DRUG
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: renin guided therapeutics-no specific med. Any anti-hypertensive med.
Description: renin guided therapeutics-chlorothiazide, chlorthalidone, hydrochlorothiazide, polythiazide, indapamide, metolazone, bumetanide, furosemide, torsemide, amiloride, triamterene, eplerenone, spironolactone, atenolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, metoprolol, nadolol, propranolol, timolol, acebutolol, penbutolol, pindolol, carvedilol, labetalol, benazepril, captopril, enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, moexipril, perindopril, quinapril, ramipril, trandolapril, candesartan, eprosartan, irbesartan, losartan, olmesartan, telmisartan, valsartan, diltiazem, dilacor, verapamil, amlodipine, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nisoldipine, doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin, chlonidine, methyldopa, reserpine, guanfacine, hydralazine, minoxidil.

Intervention type: DRUG
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: renin guided therapeutics-no specific med. Any anti-hypertensive med.
Description: renin guided therapeutics-chlorothiazide, chlorthalidone, hydrochlorothiazide, polythiazide, indapamide, metolazone, bumetanide, furosemide, torsemide, amiloride, triamterene, eplerenone, spironolactone, atenolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, metoprolol, nadolol, propranolol, timolol, acebutolol, penbutolol, pindolol, carvedilol, labetalol, benazepril, captopril, enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, moexipril, perindopril, quinapril, ramipril, trandolapril, candesartan, eprosartan, irbesartan, losartan, olmesartan, telmisartan, valsartan, diltiazem, dilacor, verapamil, amlodipine, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nisoldipine, doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin, chlonidine, methyldopa, reserpine, guanfacine, hydralazine, minoxidil.

Intervention type: DRUG
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: renin guided therapeutics-no specific med. Any anti-hypertensive med.
Description: renin guided therapeutics-chlorothiazide, chlorthalidone, hydrochlorothiazide, polythiazide, indapamide, metolazone, bumetanide, furosemide, torsemide, amiloride, triamterene, eplerenone, spironolactone, atenolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, metoprolol, nadolol, propranolol, timolol, acebutolol, penbutolol, pindolol, carvedilol, labetalol, benazepril, captopril, enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, moexipril, perindopril, quinapril, ramipril, trandolapril, candesartan, eprosartan, irbesartan, losartan, olmesartan, telmisartan, valsartan, diltiazem, dilacor, verapamil, amlodipine, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nisoldipine, doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin, chlonidine, methyldopa, reserpine, guanfacine, hydralazine, minoxidil.