Status:
COMPLETED
Pharmacy Implementation Trial: Adherence to Antihypertensive Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
Radboud University Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Zorgverzekeraar CZ
Scientific Institute for Dutch Pharmacists, The Netherlands
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of maximal support of community pharmacies to implement a pharmaceutical care model for establishing and - if necessary - improving adherenc...
Detailed Description
Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in large parts of the world. Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Although hypertension treatment has improved in the ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- pharmacies: resident in the south of the Netherlands
- patients:
- 18 years or older
- diagnosis of hypertension
- systolic blood pressure between 150 and 180 mm Hg despite the use of antihypertensive drug(s)
- indication for treatment escalation
Exclusion
- patients:
- impossibility to establish blood pressure properly
- patient treated by medical specialist
- change of antihypertensive therapy because of adverse effects of current medication
- insisting on using dose organisers
- not managing their drug intake themselves
- not able to come to the pharmacy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
57 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00460343
Start Date
April 1 2007
End Date
June 1 2008
Last Update
July 10 2008
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