Status:
COMPLETED
A Behavioral Intervention To Improve Hypertension Control In Veterans
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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) ...
Detailed Description
We propose a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of telephone-delivered interventions (SMI and HEI) to improve BP control. Veterans with uncontrolled hypertension (n=533) will be rando...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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.
Exclusion
- 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.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
533 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00286754
Start Date
July 1 2006
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
June 1 2015
Active Locations (1)
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VA New York Harbor Health Care System
New York, New York, United States, 10010