Behavioral Study to Control Blood Pressure

Summary

We propose to test an intervention to increase patients' understanding of the causes, consequences, and the rationale for treatment, of their hypertension (HTN), as a strategy for increasing blood pressure (BP) control. The focus is on the interaction between a behavioral intervention to reduce BP - home BP monitoring (HBPM) - and patient knowledge, which, we propose, moderates the effect of the HBPM intervention. We hypothesize that patients who have a better understanding of their illness and its prescribed treatment will be more adherent to the treatment regimen, and thus will exhibit improved outcomes compared to those who have been exposed to the same intervention, but who do not have a clear understanding of these elements.

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

OTHER

Self-Paced Programmed Instruction (SPPI)

If participants are assigned to SPPI, they will be asked to complete a series of educational modules at their own pace on the laptop that is provided. They will be informed that there is no grading and that the program is set up so that they can go at their own pace. The SPPI modules will be designed directly from the information provided on the Printed Materials (PM) from the National Institutes of Health.

OTHER

Home Blood Pressure Monitor

The home blood pressure monitor will allow the participant to measure their blood pressure anytime and anywhere precisely, quickly and easily on their upper arm.

OTHER

Usual Care

Standard care

OTHER

Printed Materials

National Institutes of Health Printed Materials on hypertension

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

  collaborator NIH

• Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH · Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

21 Years

Max Age

80 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2010-05-31

Primary Completion

2012-05-31

Completion

2012-05-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations