Effectiveness of Different Strategies in Maintaining Target Goals of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients Discharged From Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic

Providence VA Medical Center1 site in 1 country200 target enrollmentJuly 2003

ConditionsDiabetes Dyslipidemia Hypertension Coronary Atherosclerosis

Overview

Phase: Phase 3
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Diabetes
Sponsor: Providence VA Medical Center
Enrollment: 200
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: The number of patients who had non-compliance to ADA target goals in smoking, LDL cholesterol, blood pressure or Hb A1c.
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a combined behavioral and pharmacological intervention provided by a multidisciplinary team will further reduce LDL-C, smoking, BP and Hb-A1C in diabetic patients with A1c between 7% and 9% when compared to usual care.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

July 2003

End Date

May 2008

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Providence VA Medical Center

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Wen-Chih Wu

Staff Cardiologist

Providence VA Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Previous enrollment in Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic (CRRC)
•Eligible for CRRC discharge:
•For DM patients:
•HbA1c \< 7.0 %,
•BP \< 130/85 mm Hg , and
•LDL \< 100 mg/dl;
•For Non-DM patients:
•BP \< 140/90 mm Hg, and
•LDL \< 100 mg/dl;
•Able and willing to sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

•Presence of conditions that might limit long-term compliance (eg, dementia, acute psychiatric decompensation within the previous 6 months, unstable psychiatric disorder);
•Metastatic disease or terminal illness