Educational Intervention for Hypertension Management

NCT05038774 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: PUMPKG
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 126
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

An interventional study is designed and a structured educational session will be conducted regarding the management of Blood pressure for the general physicians of Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Islamabad, Multan and Quetta. The purpose of designing this study is to observe the effect of hypertension educational intervention for general physicians to improve patient outcomes indirectly. Results of this study may provide a basis for developing a hypertension educational program targeted at general physicians.

Conditions

Hypertension

Keywords

Educational Intervention; Hypertension Management; Primary Care Physician

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Blood Pressure

  Pre \& Post change in the blood pressure control rate. Defined as percentage of patients with an average 12-hour blood pressure \<130/80 mmHg.

  3 Months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Knowledge of GPs about Hypertension Management

  3 Months

• Knowledge of Patients about Hypertension Management

  3 Months

Study Arms (2)

Interventional group

EXPERIMENTAL

GPs of the Interventional group will receive (1 day) face to face education with structured educational material on strategies of hypertension management by a senior cardiologist.

Other: Face to face Educational Training

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

GPs of the Control group will receive print version of education material (Structured educational material) on strategies of structured hypertension management.

Other: Printed Education Material

Interventions

Face to face Educational Training OTHER

1. Key points of current hypertension guidelines. 2. 10-step checklist how to obtain standardized upper arm blood pressure readings according to guidelines. 3. template of a blood pressure documentation sheet for serial documentation of blood pressure values by patients. 4. checklists to assist in the diagnosis of secondary hypertension. 5. Patient information leaflet about hypertension.

Interventional group

Printed Education Material OTHER

1. Key points of current hypertension guidelines. 2. 10-step checklist how to obtain standardized upper arm blood pressure readings according to guidelines. 3. template of a blood pressure documentation sheet for serial documentation of blood pressure values by patients. 4. checklists to assist in the diagnosis of secondary hypertension. 5. Patient information leaflet about hypertension.

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• GPs who have at least three years of practice experience in the broad disciplines of primary care using the Numerical Pain Rating (NPR) scale over the past week ≥ 2 on a 0-10 numerical pain scale.
• Patients between 18-60 years.
• Patients with uncontrolled blood pressure according to Pakistan hypertension league guidelines
• Patients with or without angiographically proven coronary, peripheral or cerebral vascular disease.
• Patients must be able to give informed consent and be able to read and comprehend in the Urdu (National Language)
• Patients must have a digital BP apparatus at home.
• Patients must have a phone with camera and internet.

You may not qualify if:

• GPs who had attended a planned Hypertension educational program during the last 6 months.
• Patients with a recognized psychiatric disorder as per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Karachi: lead
• Advanced Education & Research Center: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Karachi institute of heart disease

Karachi, Sindh, 78500, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (5)

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  PMID: 12423980 BACKGROUND

• Lawes CM, Bennett DA, Feigin VL, Rodgers A. Blood pressure and stroke: an overview of published reviews. Stroke. 2004 Apr;35(4):1024.

  PMID: 15053002 BACKGROUND

• Tu K, Chen Z, Lipscombe LL; Canadian Hypertension Education Program Outcomes Research Taskforce. Prevalence and incidence of hypertension from 1995 to 2005: a population-based study. CMAJ. 2008 May 20;178(11):1429-35. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.071283.

  PMID: 18490638 BACKGROUND

• Marques-Vidal P, Tuomilehto J. Hypertension awareness, treatment and control in the community: is the 'rule of halves' still valid? J Hum Hypertens. 1997 Apr;11(4):213-20. doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000426.

  PMID: 9185025 BACKGROUND

• Primatesta P, Brookes M, Poulter NR. Improved hypertension management and control: results from the health survey for England 1998. Hypertension. 2001 Oct;38(4):827-32.

  PMID: 11641294 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Tariq Ashraf, FCPS

CONTACT

03222999914; tariqash45@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 22, 2021
• First Posted: September 9, 2021
• Study Start: September 30, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2022
• Last Updated: September 17, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Locations

PA (1)