Status:

COMPLETED

Veteran Preference For Group Visits and Its Effect on Hypertension Outcomes

Lead Sponsor:

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Conditions:

Hypertension

Blood Pressure

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To determine racial/ethnic differences in preference for group visits in veterans with poorly controlled hypertension (State 2 hypertension) and determine the effect of group visits on health outcomes...

Detailed Description

Research Design: Randomized clinical trial to assess veterans� preference for group visits and the effect of group visits on hypertension outcomes. Hypertension affects close to 50 million persons in ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Caucasian and African American men and women, age 21 and older with stage 2 hypertension presently seen in the RHJ VAMC Primary Care.

Exclusion

  • Primary diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence, current pregnancy, dementia, inability to speak English, or controlled psychiatric diagnoses.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

160 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00439816

Start Date

February 1 2005

End Date

September 1 2007

Last Update

April 7 2015

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Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29401-5799