Individually Tailored Web-Based Program to Improve Blood Pressure Control
NCT ID: NCT00377208
Last Updated: 2013-02-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
500 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2007-01-31
2010-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Both physicians and their patients will be enrolled in this 1-year study. Participating physicians will be randomly assigned to either the web-based intervention group or a control group. Recruitment materials describing the study will be mailed to their patients who have high blood pressure. Eligible patient participants will attend a baseline study visit, which will include blood pressure measurements and self-report questionnaires. Patient participants in the intervention group will receive access to the interactive section of the web site for 1 year. They will have the ability to enter their medication history, blood pressure measurements, and blood test results. This information will then be analyzed against a database containing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) blood pressure control guidelines. Questions that participants may want to ask their physician, reasons for asking the questions, and links to reputable web sites (e.g., American Heart Association) will then be displayed. Automated email reminders will encourage participants to use the web site on a monthly basis and prior to any doctor visits. Participants in the control group will be given access to an area of the web site that does not provide individualized feedback, but does contain information related to the prevention of high blood pressure. Baseline evaluations will be repeated at a Year 1 study visit. Study researchers will review participants' medical records to analyze serum creatinine test results and blood pressure measurements during the 1-year study and 1 year prior to the study.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Intervention Condition
Receives web-based feedback specific to their blood-pressure and other health-related conditions.
Web-Based Intervention
"My Expert Doctor" is a web-based program that helps patients to ask the right questions regarding specific tests and treatments during their doctor visits. Upon entering medication and treatment information into the web site, patients are provided with individualized feedback and recommended questions to ask their doctor.
Control Condition
The control group receives preventative feedback, general to the population.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Web-Based Intervention
"My Expert Doctor" is a web-based program that helps patients to ask the right questions regarding specific tests and treatments during their doctor visits. Upon entering medication and treatment information into the web site, patients are provided with individualized feedback and recommended questions to ask their doctor.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* At least one blood pressure value that is greater than recommended in the year prior to study entry
* An enrolled physician has provided care for managing the participant's blood pressure for at least 1 year prior to study entry
* Access to the internet at home or at work
* Personal email account
* At least one blood pressure value greater than 140/90 mm Hg (130/90 mm HG for diabetes patients) in the one year prior to study entry
Exclusion Criteria
* Pregnant or plans to become pregnant in the year following study entry
* Cognitively impaired
* Currently incarcerated
* Participating in another clinical research study
* Planning on moving out of the area in the year following study entry
21 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Principal Investigators
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Christopher N. Sciamanna, MD, MPH
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Locations
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Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
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References
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Thiboutot J, Sciamanna CN, Falkner B, Kephart DK, Stuckey HL, Adelman AM, Curry WJ, Lehman EB. Effects of a web-based patient activation intervention to overcome clinical inertia on blood pressure control: cluster randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res. 2013 Sep 4;15(9):e158. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2298.
Other Identifiers
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05F-570
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
424
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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