Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: A Study on Medication Adherence and "True" Resistance in Patients Referred to a Medical Outpatient Department in Germany With the Diagnosis "Resistant Hypertension".
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to estimate the proportion of patients with "true" resistance among patients referred to the Medical Outpatient Department of the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin with the diagnosis "resistant hypertension". Moreover, data on medication adherence will be collected based on therapeutic drug monitoring and on the answers to validated questionnaires. Finally, efficacy, safety and costs of renal sympathetic denervation will be compared to an intensified drug treatment in an exploratory way.