Integrating Pharmacists within Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to improve Chronic Disease Management Project

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Polypharmacy; Dyslipidaemia; Hypertension; Cardiovascular disease; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Chronic kidney disease; Coronary heart disease; Stroke; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease; Cardiovascular - Hypertension

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618002002268
• Lead Sponsor: Associate Professor Sophia Couzos

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-12-13
• Study Completion: 2019-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1600

Inclusion Criteria

Aged 18 years of age and over with:
•Cardiovascular disease (coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and any other CV disease)
•Type 2 diabetes mellitus,
•Chronic kidney disease,
•Other chronic conditions at high risk of developing medication-related problems (e.g. polypharmacy).

Exclusion Criteria

Children and youth under 18 years of age are not eligible to participate. Individuals who are not regular patients of the ACCHS should not be enrolled to participate as follow-up and regular support are key aspects of the project.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of participants with reduction in systolic blood pressure measurements as recorded in the clinical information system[Baseline and 15-months post-baseline];Proportion of participants with reduction in HbA1Cs as recorded in the clinical information system[Baseline and 15-months post-baseline];Proportion of participants with reduced serum lipids as recorded in the clinical information system[Baseline and 15-months post-baseline]