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NCT Number: NCT02249494

Mobile Application to Improve Nutritional Counseling Provided by Primary Care Physicians for Hypertension.

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the use of a mobile app could improve knowledge and practice in nutrition counseling performed by primary care physicians in Brazil.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Núcleo de Telessaúde Técnico-Científico do Rio Grande do Sul. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90430-090, Brazil

About this study

To optimize the nutritional care in the context of the limitations of available time and knowledge in medical practice, the present study proposes to develop a tool of nutritional guidelines for hypertension, easily accessible, based on evidence, and then evaluate its use among primary care physicians registered in a center telehealth. The use of the mobile application tool will aim to improve the nutritional counseling, helping with prevention of other chronic diseases in primary care context.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • primary care physicians registered in TelessaúdeRS (Center for Telehealth)
  • primary care physicians who use smartphone or tablet

Exclusion criteria

  • not to work in primary care

Treatment and study plan

Telehealth

Other

Use the call service offered by the Center for Telehealth Rio Grande do Sul to answer clinic questions with qualified staff and in real time. All physicians who work in Primary Health Care in Brazil can call when they have questions about diagnosis and management of their patients.

nutritional counseling

Other

Performing routine nutritional counseling in their clinical practice

smartphone (mobile app)

Device

Mobile app, designed to provide nutritional recommendations for hypertensive patients, will be use. The recommendations will be based on the DASH diet guidelines appropriate to the patient profile: consumption of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, milk or low fat dairy products, lean meats, poultry and fish, nuts, seeds and legumes, amount of fats, oils and sweets, as well as guidelines for salt intake and alcohol.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in score of knowledge and ability related to nutritional care.

    Time frame: 30 days

    For each correct answer, participant will get one point on the knowledge test and for each incorrect answer will get 0. Thus, possible scores will range from 69 to 0. Data based on questions about the abilities will be summarized in a qualitative ranking.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Other

Collaborators

  • Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Registry information

Official study title

Nutritional Recommendations for Hypertension: Development of Mobile Application for Improve Knowledge in Lifestyle Modification for Primary Care Physicians

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2015
First posted
Sep 25, 2014
Registry last updated
Mar 19, 2015

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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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