May Measurement Month
Research type
Research Study
Full title
UK contribution to May Measurement Month, a global strategy to measure blood pressure in 25M people across the world.
IRAS ID
225418
Contact name
Barry J McDonnell
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
International Society of Hypertension
Duration of Study in the UK
4 years, 6 months, 30 days
Research summary
What is May Measurement Month?
May Measurement Month is a worldwide screening initiative aimed at highlighting the need for increased blood pressure awareness. This is important because many people don’t know they have high blood pressure. There are no symptoms and some only find out after they suffer a heart attack or stroke, or are diagnosed with something else, such as heart or kidney disease.
By measuring as many people as possible and finding out just how big the problem is, we aim to demonstrate to governments across the world why they need to raise public
awareness and provide us all with better blood pressure screening facilities and treatment.
Who is organising it?
The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and the World Hypertension League (WDL) are working together with volunteer health professionals to screen 25 million adults in more than 100 countries from 1-31 May 2017.REC name
North East - York Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/NE/0087
Date of REC Opinion
20 Mar 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion