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Evaluation of a Navigator-Nurse Care Team on the Management of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

NCT00523536 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 800

Last updated 2013-09-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to study the effect of a patient navigator-nurse team in improving the management of hypertension and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in a health care system taking care of a vulnerable, mostly Latino population.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Patient Navigator - Nurse Team Intervention

The patient navigator-nurse disease management intervention for treating hypertension and its associated cardiovascular risk factors will use information obtained in earlier phases of the LUCHAR grant: i.e., algorithms, risk factor profiles, and qualitative data from focus groups and interviews. The study will test the effect of this intervention on blood pressure control and utilization of hospital services in adult patients with hypertension.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    collaborator OTHER

  • Denver Health and Hospital Authority

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Raymond O. Estacio, MD · Denver Health, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-05-31
Primary Completion
2009-06-30
Completion
2009-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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