Status:
COMPLETED
Collaboration to Reduce Disparities in Hypertension
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pennsylvania
Collaborating Sponsors:
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Dickinson College
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
A large number of African-American and low socioeconomic patients have poorly controlled high blood pressure because of not being able to take their high blood pressure medications. This puts these pa...
Detailed Description
The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two interventions aimed at reducing barriers to blood pressure (BP) control in an indigent and African-American ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients of the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital Primary Care Clinic, PinnacleHealth Adult Outpatient Clinics and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System who have a diagnosis of hypertension; are currently taking antihypertensive medications; and have elevated blood pressure.
Exclusion
- Under 21 years of age
- Have a diagnosis of:
- Atrial fibrillation;
- Metastatic cancer;
- End stage renal disease (ESRD) with dialysis;
- Dementia;
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV congestive heart failure (CHF);
- Blind or deaf;
- Other reason for life expectancy of less than 1 year.
- Are currently participating in another experimental study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
802 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00133068
Start Date
March 1 2005
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
May 12 2016
Active Locations (3)
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1
PinnacleHealth Adult Outpatient Clinics
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 17101
2
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
3
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15240