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Improving Hypertension Control in Safety-Net Settings: The Boston Hypertension Equity Alliance in Treatment

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Hypertension
Hypertension Complicated
Registration Number
NCT06948838
Lead Sponsor
Boston Medical Center
Brief Summary

High blood pressure (BP) or hypertension (HTN) affects over 100 million individuals in the US, increasing the risk of adverse outcomes, including stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Effective therapies include non-pharmacologic approaches and multiple medication classes. Successful HTN management requires ongoing patient engagement for BP monitoring and treatment intensification. Reaching this goal is challenging, and many patients with HTN do not have controlled BP.

Using a collaborative partnership between patients, clinicians, health system and public health stakeholders, and the research team the investigators plan to overcome barriers to widespread implementation of evidence-based health system strategies to improve BP control in a large, urban, primary care-based safety-net setting for diverse populations experiencing disparities in HTN-related outcomes.

Detailed Description

A hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation study will be implemented to evaluate the comparative impact of each intervention on clinical outcomes while also assessing implementation at each site. The multi-site cluster randomized stepped-wedge design allows for feasible resource allocation and sequential roll out of the interventions for comparison, ensuring each site has the opportunity to benefit from both approaches. Data will be collected for multiple patient reported outcomes (PROs) to understand the range of impacts of the interventions from the patient perspective.

The specific aims are to:

* Assess comparative effectiveness of remote BP monitoring (RBPM) versus RBPM + multilevel intensification intervention (MII) on HTN control and quality of care. Prior research has demonstrated the effectiveness of each of these interventions yet the optimal approach to achieve equity in HTN control in safety net practices remains unknown.

* Use mixed methods, guided by the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework, to assess implementation of the two comparators as measured by reach, adoption, implementation (fidelity) and maintenance. Using a convergent parallel design, the investigators will use concurrent quantitative and qualitative data to obtain perspectives across multiple levels to understand the reasons for success or failure of implementation of each comparator. By merging these data, integration can be achieved by using qualitative themes related to implementation to support or refute quantitative findings of reach and fidelity.

* Evaluate the comparative impacts of each intervention on PROs assessed with validated measures of patient activation, medication adherence, and trust in medical settings. The study intervention approaches were informed by direct feedback from the targeted diverse patients and clinical providers to address patient-reported barriers to HTN control: lack of activation, adherence to medications, and trust in their care providers.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
16895
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult (age>18) patients receiving primary care at one of the 9 participating sites, with primary care provider (PCP) visit in the preceding year
  • Presence of HTN defined by one or more of: 1) diagnosis included on active problem list, 2) active HTN medications in prior year, 3) 3 separate elevated BP measurements
  • Uncontrolled HTN defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP)>140
Exclusion Criteria
  • Not meeting the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient activationBaseline, 18 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months, 54 months

Patient activation will be assessed with the Consumer Health Activation index (CHAI), a 10 item validated instrument that generates a score of 0-100, with ≥80 indicating moderate/high activation.

Systolic blood pressure (SBP) improvementBaseline, every 3 months up to 54 months

Change in BP abstracted from the electronic health record (EHR).

Interventions receivedBaseline, 54 months

The number and proportion of individuals who receive each intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Medication adherenceBaseline, 18 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months, 54 months

the 3-item self-report scale by Wilson will be used to assess this outcome. It queries patients about how many days they missed medications and overall consistency over the last 30 days. This measure has been standardized to a 0-100 scale, with good adherence defined as ≥80.

Trust in primary careBaseline, 18 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months, 54 months

Assessed with the 10 item Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale. The scale uses a 5-point Likert scale \[1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree\]. Total scores can range from 10 to 50, and higher scores represent greater trust.

Blood pressure controlBaseline, 18 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months, 54 months

Assessed as Yes/No from EHR records for Systolic BP\<140 mmHg and Systolic BP\<130 mmHg.

Medication intensificationBaseline, 18 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months, 54 months

Assessed from EHR and claims data.

BP monitoringBaseline, 18 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months, 54 months

Assessed by EHR data on the frequency of BP monitoring.

Fidelity of interventionsBaseline, 18 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months, 54 months

The number and proportion of individuals who receive all key elements of the interventions based on EHR data.

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