Status:
COMPLETED
Study to Lower Veterans BP: Patient/Physician Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This four and a half year trial is evaluating both a patient and a provider intervention in a primary care setting among diagnosed hypertensive veterans. The two primary hypotheses are: 1) the proport...
Detailed Description
Background: There are 65 million Americans and over 8.5 million veterans who have been diagnosed with hypertension, yet only 31% have their blood pressure (BP) under effective control. Uncontrolled h...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \>1 ICD9 Diagnosis 401.0, 401.1, 401.9
- Designated Primary Care Provider
- \>1 Primary Care visit between 1/01/01-12/31/01
- Restricted to NC and VA addresses
- \>1 Medication CV100, CV150, CV200, CV490, CV701, CV702, CV704, CV800, CV805
Exclusion
- Dialysis patient
- Hospitalization for stroke in prior 3 months
- Myocardial infarction in prior 3 months
- Coronary artery revascularization in prior 3 months
- Metastatic cancer diagnosis in prior 3 months
- Transplant of: kidney; liver; lung; pancreas; peripheral stem cells; bone; bone marrow; heart; intestine; stem cells; tissue V42.9; complications of transplants
- Nursing home resident
- Documented diagnosis of dementia
- Difficulty hearing
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
544 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00105716
Start Date
March 1 2002
End Date
April 1 2005
Last Update
April 7 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705