Physician Uncertainty Reduction for Hypertension

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Hypertension

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the theory that a major factor in poor blood pressure (BP) control is that physicians fail to intensify antihypertensive therapy for their patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00201084

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

670

Starts

2004-09-01

Expected to finish

2009-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-07-21

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Kept appointment on index visit day (see patient sampling and recruitment methods below)
• Had one previous visit to the setting within the past year and identified the setting as his/her usual source of care
• Average clinic BP on index visit and one most recent previous visit was equal to or greater than 140 mm Hg systolic or 90 mm Hg diastolic (130/80 mm Hg if diabetic)
• Acknowledges understanding of the study goals and methods and gives informed consent to participate in study measurements and other procedures

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive or other functional impairment sufficient to limit patient's ability to give informed consent, keep follow-up appointments, and participate actively in adherence to his or her treatment regimen
• Renal insufficiencies or renal failure based on a recent serum creatinine greater than 2.0 or chart diagnosis
• Planning to leave the Houston area within the next two years
• Severe, life-threatening illness that makes hypertension treatment a secondary priority

Where it is running

• Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States

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