Status:
COMPLETED
Monetary Incentives and Intrinsic Motivation to Sustain Hypertension Control
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Despite unequivocal proof that tight control of blood pressure with antihypertensive medication can prevent hypertensive complications-including strokes, myocardial infarcts, heart failure, end-stage ...
Detailed Description
We propose to test the translation of behavioral economics and social psychology theory and experience in other domains into an intervention that has the potential to improve control of hypertension a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults aged 18 or older who are receiving ongoing medical care at the clinic (one or more routine visits in the year prior to the visit during the study enrollment period at which their blood pressure is found to be abnormal), are capable of giving consent, and live at a fixed address.
- Must state that they intend to continue to receive care in the clinic.
- Measured BP is greater than 140mm systolic or 90mm diastolic (or 130/80 respectively for "high risk" subjects with: diabetes, established coronary artery disease, prior cardiovascular event, left ventricular hypertrophy by ECG, chronic kidney disease, or diagnosed heart failure).
Exclusion
- Those whose BP's have returned to normal 1-2 weeks after the original obtained average reading.
- Children, prisoners, institutionalized individuals, or pregnant women.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
207 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01402453
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
September 1 2013
Last Update
March 10 2015
Active Locations (2)
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1
St. John's Well Child and Family Center Compton W.M. Keck Foundation Clinic Building
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90007
2
St. John's Well Child and Family Center Dr. Louis C. Frayser Clinic
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90037