Hypertension and Diabetes Initiative - Improving Hypertension Control in Individuals With Diabetes

Summary

Twelve health organizations from around the US were selected to participate in a chart review Hypertension and Diabetes Initiative with the goal of improving blood pressure control in persons with diabetes.

Hypothesis:

A three-phase quality improvement initiative facilitated and monitored through the International Diabetes Center (IDC) will result in improved population-mean systolic blood pressure in the aggregate data pool of patients from all 12 participating sites at geographically distinct health systems.

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

OTHER

quality improvement

3-phase quality improvement intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Advocate Medical Group

  collaborator OTHER

• Baystate Health

  collaborator OTHER

• William Beaumont Hospitals

  collaborator OTHER

• Columbia Park Medical Group

  collaborator OTHER

• Humboldt Del Norte Independent Practice Association

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Metropolitan Health

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Park Nicollet Clinic

  collaborator OTHER

• PeaceHealth Medical Group

  collaborator OTHER

• Sanford Clinic

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• TriHealth Inc.

  collaborator OTHER

• University Hospitals Medical Practices

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Warren Clinic

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Novartis

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• HealthPartners Institute

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Margaret A Powers, PhD · International Diabetes Center - Park Nicollet Institute

• Robert M Cuddihy, MD · International Diabetes Center - Park Nicollet Institute

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

75 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2006-12-31

Primary Completion

2008-05-31

Completion

2010-09-30