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NCT Number: NCT03291535

Virtual Hypertension Management Pilot

Investigators are examining the quality improvement impact of providing patients with a an electronic health record-connected blood pressure cuff. Investigators will give half of patients already eligible for hypertension management within a clinical pharmacist panel, the ability to upload their blood pressure data into Stanford's electronic health record.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Digital Health Electronic Health Record Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Stanford Primary Care, Portola Valley, California, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Hypertension as defined by clinical pharmacist usual care panel (2 or more readings of blood pressure >140/90)

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnancy
  • Chronic kidney disease III or IV
  • Systolic heart failure with ejection fraction <35%
  • Current use of 3 or more anti-hypertension drugs

Treatment and study plan

Connected-device

Other

This intervention will allow patients to upload blood pressure data automatically from a blood pressure cuff into the electronic health record.

Usual Care

Other

This intervention will consist of usual clinical care as determined by the clinical pharmacist.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in blood pressure over time in control group vs. the intervention group

    Time frame: From enrollment to 6 months later

    Difference in the change in blood pressure between the control group and intervention group.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Patient visits

    Time frame: From enrollment to 6 months later

    Measurement of the number of in-person visits

  2. Patient remote interactions

    Time frame: From enrollment to 6 months later

    Measurement of the number of patient phone calls plus patient-portal messages to the clinical pharmacist

  3. Medication changes

    Time frame: From enrollment to 6 months later

    Number of changes in medication or medication dose

  4. Blood pressure control

    Time frame: From enrollment to 6 months later

    Time to reach target blood pressure control (Adults 18-59 years of age <140/90 mm Hg, Adults 60-85 years of age, without a diagnosis of diabetes, <150/90 mm Hg, Adults 60-85 years of age, with a diagnosis of diabetes, <140/90 mm Hg)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

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Registry information

Official study title

Virtual Hypertension Management Pilot: Randomized Evaluation of Electronic Health Record-connected Blood Pressure Cuffs in a Clinical Pharmacist Panel.

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Sep 25, 2017
Registry last updated
Aug 19, 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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