A hypertension management program for community-dwelling older people with diabetes in China

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypertension; Type II diabetes; Public Health - Health service research; Cardiovascular - Hypertension; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617001352392
• Lead Sponsor: Flinders University of Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-09-26
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 270

Inclusion Criteria

1). Receiving care for both type 2 diabetes and hypertension in two tertiary hospitals and two secondary hospitals.
2). diagnosed with coexisting type 2 diabetes and hypertension
3). aged higher than 60 years
4). fit for discharge justified by the specialist.
5). without cognitive impairment (assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination)
6) reside in residential areas where the 6 community health service centers provide care services.

Exclusion Criteria

1). no diagnosis of diabetes and hypertension;
2). type 1 diabetes;
3). inability to participate in the study because of severe organ damage, disability, cognitive impairment and other life-threatening disease;
4). unwilling to return to community health service centre for follow-up visits;
5). living outside of these six communities.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified