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Improving Hypertension Detection and Control Through a Hypertension Certification Program Based Upon the Hypertension Canada Guidelines

NCT03965104 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 890

Last updated 2023-01-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will assess the impact of a hypertension management certification program for community pharmacists on the blood pressure control of patients managed by the pharmacists enrolled. The investigators will compare the systolic blood pressure of patients identified to have hypertension in the community that are followed by pharmacists who have undergone the certification course, and compare their blood pressure outcomes to subjects managed by pharmacists who have not yet received the training.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hypertension Canada Professional Certification Program: HC-PCP

The HC-PCP is a certification program which aims to provide training to generalist primary care providers in the screening, prevention, and management of hypertension.The competencies assessed in the program have been validated for their importance through a national survey of hypertension experts and primary care providers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hypertension Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Alberta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ross Tsuyuki, PharmD · University of Alberta

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-15
Primary Completion
2022-01-30
Completion
2022-01-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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