Status:
COMPLETED
Hypertension Intervention Nurse Telemedicine Study (HINTS)
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
There are 65 million Americans and over 8.5 million veterans who have been diagnosed with hypertension; yet only 31% of all hypertensive patients have their blood pressure (BP) under effective control...
Detailed Description
Detailed Description Background: There are 65 million Americans and over 8.5 million veterans who have been diagnosed with hypertension; yet only 31% of all hypertensive patients have their blood pr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of uncontrolled hypertension,
- prescribed a medication to lower blood pressure,
- have a regular primary care physician at Durham VA Medical Center, and
- be a veteran. For Sustainability portion the patient must have participated in an intervention arm of primary study.
Exclusion
- Hospitalized in past 3 months for stroke,
- heart attack,
- surgery for blocked arteries,
- diagnosed with metastatic cancer or treated with dialysis,
- have a diagnosis of dementia or a hearing impairment which prevents them from being able to hear/speak on the telephone, and
- creatinine serum lab which exceed 2.5.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
591 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00237692
Start Date
May 1 2006
End Date
August 1 2010
Last Update
April 24 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705