Evaluation of a Navigator-Nurse Care Team on the Management of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

NCT ID: NCT00523536

Last Updated: 2013-09-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

800 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-05-31

Study Completion Date

2009-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this trial is to study the effect of a patient navigator-nurse team in improving the management of hypertension and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in a health care system taking care of a vulnerable, mostly Latino population.

Detailed Description

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This study represents one phase of a large partnership grant with The Colorado Health Outcomes Program of the University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center (UCDHSC) and Denver Health and Hospital Authority (DH). The overarching goal of Latinos Using Cardio Health Actions to Reduce Risk (LUCHAR) is to improve the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Hispanics through a comprehensive research program aimed at (1) increasing awareness of CVD risk in the Hispanic community and increasing participation of high risk Hispanics in the health care system, (2) developing more effective models of care delivery for high risk patients in a health system, and (3) identifying markers that will more effectively identify Hispanic patients at high risk of CVD than current approaches based on traditional risk factors.

This trial has been designed to assess the effectiveness of a quality improvement project which focuses on the hypertensive multiracial underserved population within the Denver Health system. In addition, we are hoping at study end to have developed and validate this project as an efficient and sustainable approach to improving blood pressure control and controlling cardiovascular risk factors, especially in the vulnerable patient population served at Denver Health.

The objective of this quality improvement program is to conduct a randomized, primary care-based, efficacy trial evaluating the effectiveness of a patient navigator-nurse disease management intervention for treating hypertension and its associated cardiovascular risk factors using information obtained in earlier phases of the LUCHAR grant: i.e., algorithms, risk factor profiles, and qualitative data from focus groups and interviews. The study is designed to test the hypothesis that a patient navigator-nurse assisted intervention will improve blood pressure (BP) in vulnerable hypertensive patients, compared with usual clinical care.

Conditions

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Hypertension

Keywords

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High Blood Pressure Cardiovascular

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Patient navigator-nurse disease management intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Patient Navigator - Nurse Team Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The patient navigator-nurse disease management intervention for treating hypertension and its associated cardiovascular risk factors will use information obtained in earlier phases of the LUCHAR grant: i.e., algorithms, risk factor profiles, and qualitative data from focus groups and interviews. The study will test the effect of this intervention on blood pressure control and utilization of hospital services in adult patients with hypertension.

2

Usual clinical care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Patient Navigator - Nurse Team Intervention

The patient navigator-nurse disease management intervention for treating hypertension and its associated cardiovascular risk factors will use information obtained in earlier phases of the LUCHAR grant: i.e., algorithms, risk factor profiles, and qualitative data from focus groups and interviews. The study will test the effect of this intervention on blood pressure control and utilization of hospital services in adult patients with hypertension.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Active patients from the Target Adult Health Clinic
* Identified with a diagnosis of hypertension
* Uncontrolled hypertension (2 of 3 last BP measurements above target BP range; target BP is defined at 140/90 or 130/80 mm Hg for people with diabetes or kidney disease)

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or breastfeeding
* End-stage kidney disease requiring dialysis
* Co-morbid illness with life expectancy less than 12 months
* Institutionalized individuals because of the potentially confounding factors due to severe co-morbidity or other medical conditions
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

74 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Colorado, Denver

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Denver Health and Hospital Authority

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ed Havranek

Physician

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Raymond O. Estacio, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Denver Health, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center

Locations

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East Adult Clinic, Denver Health

Denver, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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U01HL079160

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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U01HL079160-03

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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486

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id