Risk Assessment and Treat Compliance in Hypertension Education Trial

NCT ID: NCT00694239

Last Updated: 2011-06-30

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-05-31

Study Completion Date

2011-03-31

Brief Summary

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The RATCHET study assesses if patient knowledge of estimated cardiovascular risk at current and recommended target blood pressure levels improves compliance in the management of hypertension.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypertension Dyslipidemia

Keywords

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hypertension compliance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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B

Standard Care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

A

Risk Assessment plus standard care

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Knowledge of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Knowledge of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and risk reduction at target BP, reviewed every 3-6 months.

Interventions

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Knowledge of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Knowledge of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and risk reduction at target BP, reviewed every 3-6 months.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Essential hypertension (new diagnosis or established diagnosis) meeting criteria for pharmacologic therapy as defined by current guidelines

Exclusion Criteria

* Lack of written informed consent
* Previous myocardial infarction
* Previous stroke
* Congestive heart failure
* Stage 3 or greater chronic kidney disease
* Pregnancy
* Usage of medication bubble/blister package
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

84 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Western Ontario, Canada

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Western Ontario

Principal Investigators

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Bryan J Har, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Western University, Canada

George K Dresser, PhD, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Western University, Canada

Locations

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University of Western Ontario

London, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Related Links

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http://www.psifoundation.org/

Physicians Services Incorporated

http://www.uwo.ca

University of Western Ontario

Other Identifiers

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13014E

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

R-07-053

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id