Effectiveness of Community Health Workers in Hypertension Adherence

NCT05208320 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 8286
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 537
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A community intervention in elderly hypertension patients by Community Health Workers in order to improve patients adherence to treatment

Conditions

Hypertension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change Medication adherence

  Medication adherence was assessed using The 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). The scale is based on the patients' self-response and consists of eight questions, seven items with yes or no response, and one item with a 5-point Likert scale response option. The total score ranges from 1 to 8, the patient whose adherence score was six or more is considered adherent.

  Patients were assessed Medication adherence at 3 time points: baseline (at the start of the study), 7 months after baseline, and 13 months after baseline

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Change Follow-up compliance

  Patients were assessed Follow-up compliance at 3 time points: baseline (at the start of the study), 7 months after baseline, and 13 months after baseline

• Change Compliance with reducing salt intake

  Patients were assessed Compliance with reducing salt intake at 3 time points: baseline (at the start of the study), 7 months after baseline, and 13 months after baseline

• Change Physical activity compliance

  Patients were assessed Physical activity compliance at 3 time points: baseline (at the start of the study), 7 months after baseline, and 13 months after baseline

• Change Smoking compliance

  Patients were assessed Smoking compliance at 3 time points: baseline (at the start of the study), 7 months after baseline, and 13 months after baseline

• Change Compliance with alcohol consumption

  Patients were assessed Compliance with alcohol consumption at 3 time points: baseline (at the start of the study), 7 months after baseline, and 13 months after baseline

Study Arms (2)

intervention ward

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients received interventions as follow: * The health education syllabus included 4 chapters: (1) introduction to hypertension, (2) complications of high blood pressure, (3) lifestyle management, and (4) SCORE - European High-Risk Chart * Home health education by Community Health Workers every month for 6 months

Behavioral: Adherence

control ward

NO INTERVENTION

Patients received usual care, consisted of existing services in the community

Interventions

Adherence BEHAVIORAL

Patients received interventions as follow: * The health education syllabus included 4 chapters: (1) introduction to hypertension, (2) complications of high blood pressure, (3) lifestyle management, and (4) SCORE - European High-Risk Chart * Home health education by Community Health Workers every month for 6 months

intervention ward

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may not qualify if:

• People who are not able to answer interviews or have mental illnesses.
• Those who, after being interviewed, re-confirmed that they did not have a diagnosis of hypertension from a medical facility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 23, 2021
• First Posted: January 26, 2022
• Study Start: November 3, 2020
• Primary Completion: February 18, 2022
• Study Completion: February 18, 2022
• Last Updated: February 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-02

Locations

VN (1)