Status:
COMPLETED
Hypertension Telemanagement in African Americans
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The specific goals of this project are to (1) refine the Home Automated Telemanagement (HAT) program according to the JNC 7 Report based on focus group review conducted by the key personnel, primary c...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: Recent studies demonstrated that successful chronic disease management requires a coordinated effort that includes health care providers who follow recent clinical guidelines in their eve...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient must have a primary care provider at one of the clinics participating in the study
- Physician diagnosis of hypertension
- 21 years of age or older at the time of randomization
- African American by self-report
- Taking at least one medication prescribed for hypertension
- Poorly controlled blood pressure
- Understand spoken English
- Have a home telephone
- No other member of the household enrolled in the study
Exclusion
- An identified secondary cause of hypertension
- Symptomatic myocardial infarction or stroke within the past 6 months
- Congestive heart failure (NYHA class III or greater)
- Significant renal impairment
- Diseases likely to lead to noncardiovascular death over the course of the study
- Evidence that the patient may move from the study area before the completion of the study
- Presence of any health condition that would preclude participation (e.g., psychiatric diagnosis or physical disability)
- Active drug use
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
November 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00224861
Start Date
September 1 2004
End Date
November 1 2008
Last Update
March 25 2013
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