Initial Evaluation of Telehealth Blood Pressure Stations in Nutrition Centers

NCT00987025 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: HHSA290200600024I, TO #2HHSA29032001T
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 144
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 4

Brief Summary

The purpose of TEAhM is to determine if telehealth blood pressure stations can be installed and used in senior nutrition centers and to do a preliminary comparison of blood pressure outcomes among nutrition center clients who use the telehealth blood pressure stations compared to participants who do not use the stations. Specifically, the goals of the project are to determine if these monitors can be successfully implemented in this community-based setting, the degree to which older adults with hypertension are comfortable using the technology, and whether remote nurse monitoring of blood pressure using this technology is a feasible supplement to office-based care.

Conditions

Hypertension

Keywords

hypertension; telehealth; nurse monitor; nutrition center

Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Proportion of participants with blood pressure within range

  10 months

• Number of physician visits

  10 months

• Number of emergency department visits

  10 months

• Comfort with technology

  10 months

Study Arms (2)

Telehealth

EXPERIMENTAL

Telehealth participants will be recruited from centers that have a telehealth blood pressure station installed. Participants will be asked to use the station once per week. Blood pressure measures will be monitored by nurse researchers - out of range values will result in appropriate medical recommendations.

Behavioral: Telehealth

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Control participants will receive education material.

Behavioral: Educational materials

Interventions

Telehealth BEHAVIORAL

Use of telehealth blood pressure station every week

Telehealth

Educational materials BEHAVIORAL

Control

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age ≥55 years
• Current use of nutrition center resources ≥1 time/week
• Physician-diagnosed hypertension
• Clinically stable if on oral therapy
• Physician willingness to interact with nurse reviewers (intervention arm only)

You may not qualify if:

• Age \< 55 years
• Self-reported dialysis or renal failure
• Cognitive impairment as evaluated by study staff
• Failure to provide consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• LeadingAge: lead
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): collaborator
• Wright State University: collaborator
• Healthanywhere Inc.: collaborator

Study Sites (4)

Logan County Friendly Senior Center

Bellefontaine, Ohio, 43311, United States

Location

Miamisburg Senior Adult Center

Miamisburg, Ohio, 45342, United States

Location

Spring Valley Senior Center

Spring Valley, Ohio, 45385, United States

Location

Urbana-Champaign County Senior Center

Urbana, Ohio, 43078, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

Telemedicine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Delivery of Health Care; Patient Care Management; Health Services Administration

Study Officials

• Helaine E Resnick, PhD, MPH

  Association of Homes and Services for the Aging

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 29, 2009
• First Posted: September 30, 2009
• Study Start: October 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2011
• Study Completion: January 1, 2011
• Last Updated: February 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Locations

US (4)