Using Lay Health Advisors to Improve Hypertension Management

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Conditions studied: Hypertension

In brief

Hypertension disproportionately affects and is inadequately controlled among African American and poor populations. The investigators propose to determine the impact of using trained lay health advisors to help patients address social contextual factors that influence the management of hypertension.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03515005

Run by

MetroHealth Medical Center

People needed

69

Starts

2018-12-03

Expected to finish

2019-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• At least 2 outpatient blood pressures with systolic >140 or diastolic >90 mm Hg in last 6 months. Separate occurrences at least 1 day apart
• Age 18-59 years
• Non-diabetic
• Preserved kidney function (glomerular filtration rate >60 ml/min)
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Mentally incompetent
• Pregnant
• Terminal illness
• Active substance abuse
• Documented coronary, peripheral arterial, or cerebrovascular disease

Where it is running

• The MetroHealth System — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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