Improving Hypertension Control

* The overall hypothesis for the project is that racial health disparities will be reduced by improving hypertension control in African Americans. * This will be accomplished through the development, implementation, and evaluation of a cost-effective hypertension control strategy based on the involvement of a community health worker.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

19 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hillside Family Health Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

African Americans with uncontrolled hypertension, followed at Progressive Community Health Centers

Treatment and study plan

Lifestyle Counseling

Behavioral

weight reduction, low salt, physical activity, stress reduction

Primary outcomes

Change in blood pressure (mmHg)

Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Medical College of Wisconsin

Other

Collaborators

Progressive Community Health Center

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Jul 30, 2013
Registry last updated: Aug 26, 2015

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