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Tailored Case Management for Diabetes and Hypertension

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hypertension
Diabetes
Registration Number
NCT00978835
Lead Sponsor
Duke University
Brief Summary

Diabetes and hypertension co-exist in approximately 10 million people in the USA and constitute severe risk factors for the development of such complications as heart and kidney disease. The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial in patients of community primary care practices to study a tailored telephone-administered behavioral intervention to improve control of blood pressure and blood sugar in patients with both hypertension and diabetes. The investigators hypothesize that 20% more patients talking to a nurse every other month about ways to improve blood pressure and blood sugar control will bring their blood pressure under control when compared to patients who talk with the nurse only about general health issues. If successful in improving control of these diseases this intervention can easily be adopted in other community primary care practices to lessen the burden of diabetes and hypertension in the USA.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
377
Inclusion Criteria
  • Enrolled and receiving primary care at one of 9 participating clinics in North Carolina
  • Diagnosis of diabetes as determined by billing data
  • Taking medication for diabetes
  • Diagnosis of hypertension as determined by billing data
  • Taking medication for hypertension
  • Most recent (within one year) Hemoglobin A1c >= 7.5%
Exclusion Criteria
  • Active psychosis
  • Hospitalization for stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), or coronary artery revascularization in the past 6 months
  • Type I diabetes
  • Does not speak English
  • No access to a telephone
  • Institution-dwelling or receiving comprehensive professional home health care
  • Hearing or speech inadequate for long interactive phone conversations
  • Terminal illness or active treatment for cancer
  • Cognitive impairment too severe to understand instructions

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood Pressure2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hemoglobin A1c2 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Duke University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Duke University Medical Center
🇺🇸Durham, North Carolina, United States

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