The Association Between the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Medication Adherence in Hypertensive African-Americans

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-06-30

Study Completion Date

2005-05-31

Brief Summary

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

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Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Hypertension

Interventions

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Self-affirmation intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. 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).
2. Patients will also be eligible if they are taking any prescribed anti-hypertensive medications.
3. 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.