Status:
COMPLETED
Patient-Physician Partnership to Improve High Blood Pressure Adherence
Lead Sponsor:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
To test the efficacy of a patient-centered, culturally tailored education and activation intervention designed to improve adherence to medication and life style recommendations among adults with uncon...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a common, chronic condition that contributes substantially to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and resource use. Despite the proven efficacy of pharmacologic therapy...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Physicians - general internists and family physicians who see patients at least 20 hours per week at one of the participating study sites. Physicians are excluded if they intend to leave the practice within 12 months.
- Patients - adults aged 18 years and older, with a diagnosis of hypertension (at least one claim with the ICD-9 code 401 in the preceding year), and able to provide contact information for themselves and at least one other person.
- Patients who are too acutely ill, disoriented, or unresponsive to complete the baseline assessment and those with medical conditions that might limit their participation in the study (e.g., AIDS/HIV, schizophrenia, cancer (except skin), Alzheimer's or other form of dementia; end-stage renal disease, congestive heart failure, or active tuberculosis) are excluded.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
279 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00123045
Start Date
September 1 2001
End Date
August 1 2005
Last Update
July 29 2016
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