Clinician Counseling and Cultural Competency to Improve Hypertension Control and Therapy Adherence

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Hypertension

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of clinician counseling and cultural competence training on medication compliance and blood pressure (BP) control in patients with high BP.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00201149

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

870

Starts

2004-02-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-07

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Presenting for care at least once in the General Internal Medicine clinic
• Diagnosis of hypertension, as listed on a medical problem list or elsewhere within the medical record
• Already prescribed antihypertensive medications

You may not qualify if…

• Musculoskeletal problems preventing successful opening of the electronic pill tops
• Cognitive status limitations, including psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia
• Active alcohol or substance abuse problems
• Does not speak English

Where it is running

• Boston University School of Medicine — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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