NCT00682968

Brief Summary

Hypertension affects nearly 50 million Americans \[1\] and is the most common chronic condition among veterans. Unfortunately, many patients with established hypertension have poorly controlled blood pressure (BP); control rates in the VA are at approximately 70% currently. While clinician failure to aggressively manage hypertension through therapeutic intensification (clinical inertia, or failure to intensify pharmacotherapy appropriately) contributes to poor blood pressure control, even when doctors do intensify therapy, 43-78% of patients fail to adhere to recommended therapies, indicating that adherence remains a central problem in hypertension care. This suggests important opportunities for interventions to improve risk factor control by working through clinicians, their teams, or their delivery systems, as well as with patients, to address both patient adherence and clinical inertia.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2008

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 20, 2008

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 23, 2008

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 20, 2008

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 30, 2008

Completed
1 day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

June 6, 2017

Status Verified

June 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

May 20, 2008

Last Update Submit

June 2, 2017

Conditions

Hypertension

Keywords

patient non-adherenceantihypertensive agentshypertension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Medication adherence, physician guideline adherence

    varies

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

VA clinicians, hospital administrators and PIs/authors of above studies

You may qualify if:

  • Studies funded by VA from 1998 to the present looking at hypertension medication adherence and physician adherence to hypertension guidelines

You may not qualify if:

  • N/A

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA

Boston, Massachusetts, 02130, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HypertensionPatient Compliance

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesPatient Acceptance of Health CareTreatment Adherence and ComplianceHealth BehaviorBehavior

Study Officials

  • Nancy R. Kressin, PhD

    VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
OTHER
Time Perspective
OTHER
Sponsor Type
FED
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 20, 2008

First Posted

May 23, 2008

Study Start

July 20, 2008

Primary Completion

September 30, 2008

Study Completion

October 1, 2008

Last Updated

June 6, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-06

Locations

US(1)