Status:
COMPLETED
Team Management of High Blood Pressure
Lead Sponsor:
University of Iowa
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test whether blood pressure control can be improved by physician education and feedback provided through the development of physician/pharmacist collaborative teams.
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: The Healthy People 2010 target calls for controlled BP in 50% of the 50 million Americans with hypertension. BP is currently controlled in only 27% of the population. These population fig...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Males or females, age 21-85
- Taking 0-3 antihypertensive medications with no changes in regimen or dose within the past 4 weeks
- Non-diabetic with clinic BP 145-179 / 95-109 or diabetic with BP greater than 135/85
Exclusion
- Previous 24 hour BP monitoring consult service within the past 6 months
- Stage 3 hypertension greater than 180/110
- Recent MI or stroke within the past 6 months
- Class III or IV congestive heart failure
- Unstable angina
- Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation
- Serious renal disease (serum creatinine greater than 3.5)
- Serious hepatic disease (total bilirubin greater than 3.0)
- Pregnancy
- Poor prognosis with less than a 3 year life expectancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
179 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00201045
Start Date
July 1 2003
End Date
October 1 2006
Last Update
March 27 2014
Active Locations (1)
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242