Status:

COMPLETED

Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Prevention Coaching

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Cardiovascular Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Prevention of cardiovascular disease is a primary focus of the Secretary's New Models of Care Transformational Initiative. However, prevention has been hard to accomplish. The VA is committed to using...

Detailed Description

Cardiovascular (CV) event prevention (e.g., myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident) remains the single most important public health problem in the United States, and cardiovascular disease is...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A diagnosis of inadequately controlled hypertension, as defined by an outpatient ICD-9 code of 401.x and a most recent blood pressure with either systolic \> 140 mmHg or diastolic \> 90 mmHg
  • OR (2) inadequately controlled dyslipidemia, as defined by most recent total cholesterol \> 200 mg/dl or HDL cholesterol \< 35 mg/dl
  • OR (3) current smoking, which can be identified using the CPRS Health Factor tied to the smoking clinical reminder.
  • Medication-taking status for these illnesses is neither required nor excluded.

Exclusion

  • Subjects with very high risk of cardiovascular event, as determined by any personal history of coronary artery disease (CAD) or other major cardiovascular disease (ICD-9 code of 410-414, or 425-429)
  • cerebrovascular disease (code 433-438)
  • peripheral arterial disease (codes 440.x or 443.x)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 29 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 30 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

401 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01838226

Start Date

August 29 2014

End Date

April 30 2019

Last Update

July 27 2023

Active Locations (2)

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VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY

Buffalo, New York, United States, 14215-1129

2

Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705-3875