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Achieving Blood Pressure Control Through Enhanced Discharge

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hypertension
Interventions
Behavioral: Patient education
Registration Number
NCT02069015
Lead Sponsor
Wayne State University
Brief Summary

The primary aim of the study is to determine if enhanced discharge from the emergency department will improve blood pressure control and self-care management. Enhanced discharge will include a hypertension intervention delivered by a touch-screen kiosk over a three month period.

Detailed Description

A targeted sample of patients with uncontrolled blood pressure at the time of their emergency department visit discharge will be randomized into either standard or enhanced discharge. To control for medication effects in achieving blood pressure control, both groups will receive similar blood pressure medication while actively participating in the study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
139
Inclusion Criteria
  • Present with uncontrolled blood pressure to the emergency department (>140/90 for non-diabetics and >130/80 for diabetics)
  • Self-reported history of hypertension
Exclusion Criteria
  • End-stage renal disease
  • No history of hypertension
  • Do not present with uncontrolled blood pressure

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Enhanced dischargePatient educationPatient education about hypertension delivered through a touch-screen kiosk at 4 time points in addition to standard discharge.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood Pressure (Systolic) at 180 Days180 days

Systolic Blood Pressure (SDB) at 180 days post-discharge

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient Activation Measure (PAM)Baseline

Measure of how actively involved patient is in their medical care.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Detroit Receiving Hospital Emergency Department

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

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