Titrated Disease Management for Patients With Hypertension

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Conditions studied: Hypertension

In brief

This randomized clinical trial examines whether programs aimed at matching resources to patient hypertension (i.e. high blood pressure) control lead to greater reduction in systolic blood pressure (top number of blood pressure reading) than simply having maintenance phone calls in addition to usual care. Answering this question will provide important evidence concerning the overall goal of sustained long-term implementation of the disease management programs as part of patient aligned care teams in the Veterans Affairs and other healthcare systems.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01390272

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

385

Starts

2012-07-27

Expected to finish

2016-10-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age >= 18 years.
• Assigned primary care provider in one of the clinics of the Durham VA Medical Center (VAMC) (including Community Based Outpatient Clinics for example - Hillandale Clinic and Greenville (CBOC)).
• Had at least 1 primary care visit at the Durham VA or affiliated CBOC in the last year.
• Diagnosis of hypertension requiring medication, as determined by: ICD 401.0, 401.1, or 401.9 for >= 2 outpatient encounters during the prior year and Received a prescription for at least 1 of the following classes of hypertensive medication in the previous year: 1) ACE inhibitors; 2) alpha blockers; 3) angiogenesis II inhibitors; 4) beta blockers; 5) calcium channel blockers; 6) diuretics; 7) antihypertensive combination; and/or 8) antihypertensives, other.
• Out of control systolic blood pressure: Durham VAMC (including CBOCs or other affiliated clinics captured in the Durham VAMC electronic health record) outpatient BP measurements >= 150 mmHg for non-diabetic or >= 140 mmHg for diabetic patients over the last year and last systolic BP measurement >= 140 mmHg for non-diabetic or >= 130 mmHg for diabetic patients. If additional patients need to be approached to be offered the opportunity for further screening, non-diabetic patients with mean outpatient systolic BP of >= 140 mmHg or diabetic patients with mean outpatient systolic BP of >= 130 mmHg over the past year may be approached.
• Patients must indicate that they both:
• Have a VA or affiliated clinic provider that they consider to be their main PCP.
• Receive the majority of healthcare at the Durham VA Medical Center (or affiliated clinic - such as Hillandale or Greenville).

You may not qualify if…

• Active diagnosis of psychosis.
• Diagnosis of metastatic cancer.
• Type 1 diabetes
• Class IV congestive heart failure (CHF).
• Currently receiving kidney dialysis or if estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) levels are <= 15.
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring oxygen.
• Resident in nursing home or receiving home healthcare.
• Patient is pregnant or reports planning to become pregnant in the next two years
• At the time of potential enrollment, participating in another ongoing hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol, or cardiovascular disease clinical trial.
• Planning to leave the area prior to the anticipated end of participation.
• Inability or unwillingness to come to the Durham VAMC or affiliated clinic such as Hillandale or Greenville for baseline-, 6-, 12-, and 18-month study visits.
• Does not have reasonable access to a telephone.
• Does not speak English.
• Severely impaired hearing or speech (Patients must be able to respond to phone calls.).
• Severely impaired vision (Patients must be able to read mailed material).
• Refusal or inability to provide informed consent and HIPAA authorization form.
• Arm size > 50 cm
• Unable to obtain (including by arm) valid blood pressure readings
• Inadequate mental status to complete the protocol, as judged by five or more errors on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ).
• Former, current or pending solid organ or bone marrow transplant patient.

Where it is running

• Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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