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Approaches to Reduce Clinical Inertia in Hypertension in the Dominican Republic

NCT03954951 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2020-03-02

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Summary

The purpose of this cluster randomized control trial is to test whether a multimodality strategy that includes an educational on-line course and performance feedback reports is effective to reduce clinical inertia in the management of hypertension in rural primary care clinics in the Dominican Republic.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Multimodality behavioral strategy

* On-line course on hypertension management based on the new ACC/AHA and ESC/ESH guidelines on hypertension management. * Weekly performance feedback reports: will include percent of patients with uncontrolled hypertension and among this group percent of visits where no change in medication was made. It will also include a comparative assessment of the performance of the physicians compared with their colleagues in the province.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)

    collaborator OTHER

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-13
Primary Completion
2019-09-01
Completion
2019-09-01

Countries

  • Dominican Republic

Study Locations

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Diseases

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