Understanding Health Care Information for African Americans With High Blood Pressure
Promoting Health Literacy of African Americans With High Blood Pressure
2 other identifiers
interventional
198
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This clinical trial focuses on helping African Americans with high blood pressure to manage their disease. The study will target their ability to read and understand health information (also called health literacy). The research method relies on community participation in equal partnership with the researchers to provide interactive workshops and home blood pressure self-monitoring with the assistance of telephone counseling by community health workers.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable hypertension
Started Oct 2011
Typical duration for not_applicable hypertension
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 5, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 7, 2011
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2014
CompletedDecember 11, 2017
December 1, 2017
2.7 years
July 5, 2011
December 7, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Decreased blood pressure
12 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Increase adherence to recommended blood pressure management
12 months
Study Arms (2)
Health Literacy-focused Self-help
EXPERIMENTALDelayed intervention control
PLACEBO COMPARATORInterventions
Weekly 2-hour sessions over 6 weeks followed by 12 month follow-up with home blood pressure self monitoring with telephone counseling by community health workers.
Given pamphlets on the importance of high blood pressure control and offered weekly workshops. This group will be offered the intervention at the conclusion of data collection.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Self-identified as African American aged 18 years or older;
- Systolic BP \>140 and/or Diastolic BP \>90 mmHg or SBP \>135 and/or DBP \>85 mmHg for individuals with diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease or on HBP medication; and
- Has a land-based telephone in the home or a cellular phone.
You may not qualify if:
- Participation in another ongoing trial;
- Acute and/or terminal condition precluding participation, such as terminal cancer;
- Hospitalization for stroke, myocardial infarction, coronary artery vascularization in the past 3 months;
- Recipient of an organ transplant or on kidney dialysis; and
- Psychiatric diagnosis precluding participation, such as schizophrenia or cognitive impairment as measured by Mini-Mental State Exam (score \< 24)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Benita Walton-Moss, DNS
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 5, 2011
First Posted
July 7, 2011
Study Start
October 1, 2011
Primary Completion
June 1, 2014
Study Completion
June 1, 2014
Last Updated
December 11, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-12