Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of the Patient Activation Measure on Chronic Care
Lead Sponsor:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
We will test - in a chronically ill managed long term care population - the effectiveness of an intervention that provides nurse Care Managers with an inventory of evidence-based practices tailored to...
Detailed Description
The three main aims of the project are to: 1. Determine whether the PAM-driven intervention increases patients' knowledge and self-management skills, measured by both generic PAM scores and HTN-speci...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- active VNS CHOICE patient on one of the 22 Intervention or Control teams at the start of the intervention period,
- in care for less than or equal to 730 days,
- a formal diagnosis of HTN (using appropriate ICD codes recorded in the patient record), and
- English speaking.
Exclusion
- moderate or severe cognitive impairment as measured by a six-item short portable mental status assessment
- organic brain disease dx in as one of the top 5 dx as measured by information in OASIS, the uniform home care assessment instrument mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- End Stage Renal disease dx as one of the top 5 dx as measured by information in OASIS
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
283 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00299468
Start Date
April 1 2006
End Date
March 1 2007
Last Update
March 17 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Visiting Nurse Service of New York Center for Home Care Policy & Research
New York, New York, United States, 10001