Multi-center cluster-randomised clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention to improve anti-hypertensive medication adherence among patients with uncontrolled hypertension and high cardiovascular risk

Completed

• Conditions: Arterial hypertension; Circulatory System; Hypertension

• Registration Number: ISRCTN35208258
• Lead Sponsor: Osona Foundation for Research and Health Education (Fundació d?Osona per a la Recerca i l?Educació Sanitàries [FORES]) (Spain)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 900

Inclusion Criteria

900 patients, aged 50 or older, presenting non-controlled systolic and/or diastolic hypertension, elevated cardiovascular risk (ten-year probability of a cardiovascular event =30%).
90 physicians from hospitals and primary care centers will be randomly allocated to the intervention or control group.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participation in any investigational clinical trial within the past 3 months.
2. Incapacity or unwillingness to sign the informed consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified