Effect of a Secure Message Reminder on Hypertension Follow-up at an Integrated Health Care System
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This study will assess whether adding a secure message reminder to routine care improves the percentage of patients who complete a follow-up appointment with a new, documented blood pressure reading.
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
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable hypertension
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 24, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 27, 2013
CompletedSeptember 27, 2013
September 1, 2013
2 months
September 24, 2013
September 24, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Appointment with new blood pressure reading
Percentage of patients who complete an appointment with a new documented blood pressure reading within six weeks after distributing the secure message reminder
6 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (3)
New appointment with new blood pressure reading
6 weeks
Existing appointment kept with new blood pressure reading
6 weeks
Change in antihypertensive regimen
6 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Routine Care
NO INTERVENTIONRoutine care, no intervention
Secure message reminder
ACTIVE COMPARATORWill receive a secure message reminder asking subjects to schedule an appointment with their provider or make a nurse visit to follow-up on their blood pressure
Interventions
Single secure message reminder asking subjects to schedule an appointment with their provider or make a nurse visit to follow-up on their blood pressure
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Member of Kaiser Permanente Georgia Pharmacy Cardiac Risk Service (PCRS)
- years of age
- Enrolled in http://kp.org
- Most recent documented blood pressure is greater than or equal to 140/90 mmHg
You may not qualify if:
- Most recent documented blood pressure is greater than or equal to 180/110 mmHg
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Kaiser Permanente Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia, 30305, United States
Related Publications (1)
Glynn LG, Murphy AW, Smith SM, Schroeder K, Fahey T. Interventions used to improve control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Mar 17;(3):CD005182. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005182.pub4.
PMID: 20238338BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Alina Kuo, PharmD
Kaiser Permanente Georgia
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 24, 2013
First Posted
September 27, 2013
Study Start
October 1, 2011
Primary Completion
December 1, 2011
Study Completion
June 1, 2012
Last Updated
September 27, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-09