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Clinician Counseling and Cultural Competency to Improve Hypertension Control and Therapy Adherence

NCT00201149 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 870

Last updated 2016-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of clinician counseling and cultural competence training on medication compliance and blood pressure (BP) control in patients with high BP.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Patient-centered Counseling

To improve patients' adherence with prescribed anti-hypertensive medication, improve blood pressure control and doctor-patient communication, we propose a three-armed randomized controlled trial in the internal medicine clinics of a large metropolitan teaching hospital which serves a large percentage of poor African American and white patients. We will implement an intervention strategy by teaching clinicians to counsel patients about hypertension control through the use of patient-centered counseling and by providing office-based support; critical to facilitating clinicians' use of this strategy. Through this intervention we will provide clinicians with communication skills that are proven to help patients change risk-related behaviors, and which will enhance doctor-patient communication.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    collaborator NIH

  • Boston Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dr. Nancy Kressin · Boston University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-02-29
Primary Completion
2008-04-30
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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