An interventional study on physicians’ adherence to hypertension guidelines

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiovascular - Hypertension; Hypertension; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000641695
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Malaya

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2014-05-15
• Study Start: 2014-06-18
• Last Update Posted: 29 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 555

Inclusion Criteria

All primary care physician working at the Primary Care Clinic at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) who are treating the cohort of patients with hypertension from earlier phase of this study (patient with hypertension for at least a year and have been followed up at the Primary Care Clinic).

Earlier phase of the study is a retrospective review of records and it is not registered as it is not an intervention trial. We have published a paper from earlier phase of the study :

Liew et al.: Statins use is associated with poorer
glycaemic control in a cohort of hypertensive patients with diabetes and without diabetes. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2014 6:53. doi:10.1186/1758-5996-6-53

Exclusion Criteria

All primary care physician working at the Primary Care Clinic at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) who are not treating the cohort of patients with hypertension from earlier phase of the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome is the proportion of patients with controlled blood pressure. Controlled blood pressure is defined as blood pressure less than 140/90mmHg and measured using mercury sphygmomanometer by the doctors. <br>[0 to 3 months post intervention for immediate effect of intervention, 3 to 6 months post intervention for sustainability of intervention]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The rates of documentation of process indicators and outcome indicators from the checklist provided in the medical records: these include the rate of documentation of process indicators (BP, weight measurement, assessment of cardiovascular risk factors, target organ damage and comorbidities, examinations, investigatory tests ordered) and the rate of documentation of outcome indicators (medication use) [0 to 3 months post intervention for immediate effect of intervention, 3 to 6 months post intervention for sustainability of intervention]