TRYPOD Pilot Study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  TReating sYstolic blood pressure to Prevent the Onset of Dementia (TRYPOD) - PILOT

• IRAS ID

  256896

• Contact name

  Thomas MacDonald

• Contact email

  t.m.macdonald@dundee.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Dundee

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 7 months, 3 days

• Research summary

  Summary of Research
  Ahead of a large online clinical trial to determine whether reducing blood pressure can prevent dementia, this pilot study will determine the feasibility of recruiting participants aged ≥70 years into an online study. Participants will be recruited via general practice. This study will determine whether participants can complete online registration and consent, measure and enter their home blood pressure online and complete an online cognitive function (thinking and reasoning) questionnaire. This information will inform the design of the larger study. The feasibility of using a portable device to perform study blood tests will be determined by asking participants to attend their GP practice for a blood test using the device (iSTAT).

  Summary of Results
  This will be updated once the study results have been published

• REC name

  North East - York Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  19/NE/0172

• Date of REC Opinion

  14 May 2019

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion