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临床试验/NCT00227201
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The Association Between the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Medication Adherence in Hypertensive African-Americans

Weill Medical College of Cornell University1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 60 人开始时间: 2003年6月最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
入组人数
60
试验地点
1
主要终点
The impact of positive affect induction and self-affirmation on medication adherence and blood pressure control.

研究概览

简要总结

The objective of this study is to better understand strategies used by African Americans with hypertension in order to control their blood pressure.

详细描述

The objective of this study is to better understand strategies used by African Americans with hypertension in order to control their blood pressure. Through the use of qualitative interviews, the beliefs and attitudes toward complementary medicine of African Americans with hypertension will be elucidated.

研究设计

研究类型
Observational

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Patients will be African-American adults 18 years or older who were diagnosed with poorly controlled hypertension as defined by the 6th Joint National Committee guidelines (systolic >140 and diastolic >90).
  • Patients will also be eligible if they are taking any prescribed anti-hypertensive medications.
  • Patients must be able to provide informed consent in English. Participants will be recruited from Cornell Internal Medicine Associates, the primary care and general medicine practice at Cornell Medical Center, the same site as the parent grant.

排除标准

  • Patients who refused to participate.
  • Patients who are unable to provide informed consent.

结局指标

主要结局

The impact of positive affect induction and self-affirmation on medication adherence and blood pressure control.

次要结局

未报告次要终点

研究者

申办方类型
Other

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