Status:
COMPLETED
Telehealth & Remote Measurement Technologies to Improve Medication Adherence in Hypertension
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Medical Center
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study focuses on an important patient behavior, medication-taking, and important physician behaviors: promoting medication regimen adherence in patients and appropriately modifying therapy when e...
Detailed Description
The study will use state-of-the-art technologies, including two systems that use a telephone-based platform called TLC (Telephone-Linked Care). The two TLC applications have been developed for patient...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for Patients:
- A patient at one of the two primary care practices of General Internal Medicine, or in Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center (BMC), whose Primary Care Physician (PCP) is participating in the study.
- A diagnosis of hypertension on the active problem list.
- BP \> 140/90 (over 130/80 if diabetic) for two or more consecutive visits (any clinic in the hospital, not limited to PCP but excluding Emergency Department(ED)) over the prior 12 months.
- Having been prescribed at least one anti-hypertension medication (currently listed on the list of prescribed medications).
- Has at least one appointment scheduled with his/her PCP within the next six months.
- Age 18 and over.
- Is planning to continue his/her primary care at Boston Medical Center for at least the next 7 months.
- Is willing and able to use the electronic medication tray unassisted to take the study-selected medication for the next seven months.
- Inclusion Criteria for Physicians:
- Be a primary care physician in General Internal Medicine, BMC, or be a primary care physician in Family Medicine, BMC, or be a resident in General Internal Medicine, BMC.
- Have a patient who is eligible and participates in the study.
- Exclusion Criteria for Patients:
- Planning to move from the Boston area during the study period.
- No home telephone or touch tone service.
- Cannot use a telephone unassisted.
- Is not willing to receive calls at his/her phone during the study period.
- Does not understand conversational English over the telephone.
- Currently enrolled in the TLC-MultiDisease study.
- Is planning to use another electronic medication tray or bottle (such as Medication Events Monitoring Systems (MEMS) to take the study-selected medication for the next seven months.
- Exclusion Criteria for Physicians:
- Not having a patient or patients in the study.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
207 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01439256
Start Date
September 1 2011
End Date
April 1 2013
Last Update
February 15 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118