Status:

COMPLETED

Clinical-Decision Support to Improve Hypertension Care in Primary Care

Lead Sponsor:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Conditions:

Hypertension

Blood Pressure

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Approaches are needed to help primary-care pediatricians address high blood pressure. This study will test whether an electronic health-record-based tool to address high blood pressure is feasible and...

Detailed Description

The investigators' data suggest that (1) addressing obesity-related comorbidities (in combination with high BMI/overweight/obesity) and more frequent follow-up are associated with weight-status improv...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for Providers: Pediatric primary care providers practicing at participating clinics that have agreed to have the decision-support system implemented.
  • Exclusion Criteria for Providers:
  • Lack of electronic health record
  • Inclusion Criteria for Children:
  • Measured systolic or diastolic blood pressure \>=90th % for age/sex, or
  • \>=120 mmHg systolic or \>=80 mmHg diastolic (whichever is lower)
  • Exclusion Criteria for Children:
  • Diagnosis/visit for high blood pressure or hypertension in past 2 years
  • Taking anti-hypertensive medication

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 19 2017

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 20 2017

    Estimated Enrollment :

    2803 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03404999

    Start Date

    July 19 2017

    End Date

    November 20 2017

    Last Update

    May 19 2020

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    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Medical Center, and (pilot took place at Children's Health)

    Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390