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NCT Number: NCT01013857

Treating to Target for Patients With Hypertension

Patients with poorly controlled hypertension will have improved hypertensive control with telephone coaching and with telephone coaching combined with home-titration of medications.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

30 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

About this study

Patients with poorly controlled hypertension are randomized to a control arm which receives telephone coaching or an active arm which receives telephone coaching plus intensification of medications via telephone coaching with the coaches using treatment algorithms approved by the patients' physician. These patients' blood pressure control will be compared with usual care patients in a passive arm (chart review only).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 2 blood pressure readings above 145/90.

Exclusion criteria

  • Cognitive impairment,
  • Short life expectancy,
  • Creatinine greater than 1.5,
  • Inability to check blood pressures at home.

Treatment and study plan

Health Coaching

Behavioral

Calling patients every week to discuss medication adherence

Health coaching plus home titration

Behavioral

Calling patients every week and intensifying medications if appropriate based on physician-created algorithm

Primary outcomes

  1. Systolic blood pressure

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Diastolic blood pressure

    Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Other

Collaborators

  • Kaiser Permanente

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2011
First posted
Nov 16, 2009
Registry last updated
Mar 21, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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