Improving Health Outcomes: Blood Pressure

• Conditions: Hypertension

• Registration Number: NCT02021981
• Lead Sponsor: American Medical Association

Brief Summary

This quality improvement project is focused on improving hypertension care delivery processes in ambulatory clinical practices, 5 in Illinois and 5 in Maryland for a total of 10 practice sites.The primary aim of this quality improvement project is to improve blood pressure control among patients receiving routine care for hypertension in a diverse group of ambulatory clinical practices. A secondary aim is for American Medical Association (AMA) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) quality improvement staff to figure out the best way to help clinical practices in achieving improved blood pressure control, including working to increase the use of home blood pressure monitoring.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-10
• Study First Submitted: 2013-12-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-12-20
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-27
• Status Verified: 2016-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-07-12
• Last Update Posted: 2016-07-13
• Primary Completion: 2017-01
• Study Completion: 2017-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improve blood pressure control	One year	The primary aim of this quality improvement project is to improve blood pressure control among patients receiving routine care for hypertension in a diverse group of ambulatory clinical practices. Specifically, we will measure change from baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure at 12 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The best way to help clinical practices improve blood pressure control	One year	A secondary aim is for AMA and JHM quality improvement staff to figure out the best way to help clinical practices in achieving improved blood pressure control. Specifically, we will measure success in implementing changes in hypertension care delivery processes by surveying clinical practice staff.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

American Medical Association; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States