Pilot for a Community Pharmacy Service Model: Impact of a Pharmacist Monitored Patient Blood Pressure Readings

NCT03323840 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HM20011451
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 33
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is designed to explore whether routine measurement of blood pressure by community pharmacists can improve patient adherence to blood pressure medications. The study will utilize an incentivized care approach, in which patients receive a $10 gift card for every time they come to the pharmacy for blood pressure management (up to 2 times/month). The investigators hypothesize that the simple process of coming in for a blood pressure measurement (without any other scripted interventions, counseling, or consultation) will be feasible and sufficient to improve adherence to medications. The investigators will also collect preliminary data to help estimate how these hypothetical improvements in adherence might result in improved blood pressure control, fewer office visits, and (ultimately) fewer adverse cardiovascular outcomes (i.e. heart attacks, strokes, etc).

Conditions

Hypertension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Feasibility

  Percentage of blood pressure measurements completed

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

Incentivized Care

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will meet with the pharmacist up to 2 times/month for blood pressure measurement. Patients will receive a $10 gift card for each measurement.

Other: Incentivized Care

Interventions

Incentivized Care OTHER

Patients will receive a $10 gift card for every blood pressure measurement (up to 2 times/month)

Incentivized Care

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Age ≥18 years
• Diagnosis of hypertension
• Current prescription for ≥2 antihypertensive medications for primary diagnosis of hypertension
• Prior use of ≥1 antihypertensive medication for ≥6 months at the same Kroger's Pharmacy (#523)
• Willing and able to provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Age \<18 years
• New diagnosis of hypertension within the prior 6 months
• Current pregnancy or lactation
• Limited English Proficiency
• Use of antihypertensive medications for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. Patients with history of acute myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure will be excluded, however, patients with diabetes will be eligible for participation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Virginia Commonwealth University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Benjamin Van Tassell, PharmD

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 24, 2017
• First Posted: October 27, 2017
• Study Start: January 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: November 26, 2019
• Study Completion: November 26, 2019
• Last Updated: August 14, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)