A Behavioral Intervention To Improve Hypertension Control In Veterans
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Hypertension
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a stage-matched intervention (SMI) will lower BP and improve treatment adherence compared to usual care (UC) or a health education intervention (HEI) in veterans with uncontrolled BP. The study will also examine the effect of SMI on patient's health-related quality of life, satisfaction, acceptability and determine its cost-effectiveness.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00286754
- Run by
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- People needed
- 533
- Starts
- 2006-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-06-01
Who can join
Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients receiving continuity of care in the outpatient clinics will be eligible. This will be operationalized as 2 visits in the previous year.
- Adults (= 21 years) with hypertension, on antihypertensive medication for = 1 year, and who have current uncontrolled BP will be enrolled.
- Patients with CVD:
- chronic stable angina
- unstable angina
- uncomplicated myocardial infarction
- coronary artery bypass surgery
- percutaneous coronary angioplasty
- atherectomy or stent placement
- chronic stable angina pectoris
- stable Class I or Class II congestive heart failure
- stroke
- peripheral vascular disease
- will be entered into the study if the CVD event or diagnosis occurred = 6 months ago.
You may not qualify if…
- Patients with limited life expectancy (< 1 year) due to severe co-existing non-CVD disease such as:
- terminal illnesses such as terminal cancer
- CVD < 6 months ago
- Class III or IV CHF
- severe psychiatric illness such as psychosis
- manic depression
- alcohol abuse (> 21 drinks/week)
- serious chronic conditions like AIDS
- tuberculosis
- lupus
- and end-stage renal failure
- will be excluded.
- Other exclusions include inability to understand English
- Lack of a landline telephone
- Unable to follow the study protocol
- Recent major surgery (< 3 months)
- Patients who are temporarily in the area and plan to move in < 1 year or will not be available for follow-up
- Those unable to provide informed consent.
- All patients excluded and reason for exclusion will be recorded.
- Prior to recruitment, each patient will be informed about the study and informed consent obtained.
Where it is running
- VA New York Harbor Health Care System — New York, New York, United States
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