Continuing the Conversation: Using Narrative Communication to Support Hypertension Self-management in African American Veterans
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Conditions studied: Hypertension
In brief
In this study the investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial aimed at improving hypertension self-management and lowering blood pressure (BP) in African-American Veterans. In this study, the investigators 'begin the conversation' by showing previously created videos to Veteran participants, inviting them to select the peer narrative that is most compelling. The investigators then 'continue the conversation', offering longitudinal support via 6 months of narrative-aligned text messages. Texts will cover key subject areas, providing education, reminders and periodic assessments, and include quotations derived from and aligned with transcripts from the chosen narrative. The investigators will measure the intervention's impact on BP, self-efficacy and self-management behaviors, and conduct a cost analysis.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03970590
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 600
- Starts
- 2021-01-30
- Expected to finish
- 2023-05-04
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-04-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Veterans who have been receiving care at the recruiting VA site for 1 year prior to recruitment
- With 2 or more visits documented over the past year
- Veterans who have documented HTN (ICD10 diagnosis codes: I10-essential HTN) during this 1-year period
- Patients who self-identify as African American or Black
- Participants must be on at least one medication for BP
- Need to have access to their own or a family member's cell phone or smart phone for participation
- Must be willing to use this phone for receipt of text messages over a 6-month period
You may not qualify if…
- Veterans who participated in our previous VA Stories study
- Veteran who fail the memory and concentration questions asked in the screening survey
- Pregnant Veterans (verified by self-report)
Where it is running
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL — Chicago, Illinois, United States
- VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA — Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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