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Psychosocial Determinants of Medication Adherence in Hypertensive African Americans

NCT00195182 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 262

Last updated 2008-05-21

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Summary

The specific aims for this study are:

1. To examine the relationship between perceived racism and medication adherence among hypertensive African-American patients.
2. To determine if psychological stress and depression mediate the relationship between perceived racism and medication adherence.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self affirmation and positive affect induction vs. control

During the physical activity goal setting process, subjects were randomly assigned to either the control or the intervention group. The intervention included receiving an additional educational workbook about using positive affect and self affirmation, as well as participating in using positive affect and self-affirmation to motivate behavior change, which in this case was to increase their medication adherence. Patient also received small token gifts to remind them of their participation in the study and to induce positive affect. The control group also set a physical activity goal and received the same follow-up, but did not participate in the positive affect and self-affirmation portion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph E Ravenell, MD, MS · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  • Mary E Charlson, MD · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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