Using Multimedia Technology for Hypertension Control for Low-Income African Americans

Hypertension Clinical Trial

— CSI Birmingham  

Official title:

Culturally Sensitive Intervention: CSI Birmingham

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00875225
• Other study ID #: 59741 - Finding Answers
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 2, 2009
• Last updated: April 2, 2009
• Start date: December 2006
• Est. completion date: May 2009

Study information

• Verified date: April 2009
• Source: Cooper Green Mercy Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to test an interactive DVD intervention to encourage patients to stick to their blood pressure medication in order to achieve blood pressure control for African American patients. The intervention will convey health messages through personal patient stories who have dealt with or continue to struggle with high blood pressure.

Hypothesis 1: At the end of 9 months a higher proportion of patients randomized to the intervention group will achieve appropriate blood pressure control.

Hypothesis 2: At the end of 9 months a higher proportion of patients who randomized to the intervention group will report high adherence to their hypertension medications.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: May 2009
• Est. primary completion date: May 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• African American

• Clinical Diagnosis of Hypertension

• Patient at Cooper Green Hospital

• Provided Informed Consent

• Age 18 or older

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant

• Diagnosed with dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar illness, or other serious acute or chronic medical co-morbidity

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hypertension

Intervention

Behavioral:
• DVD
Control group will receive usual care DVD from health professionals
• Intervention DVD
Intervention group will receive intervention DVD with patient stories and information from health care professionals

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Cooper Green Mercy Hospital	Birmingham	Alabama

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cooper Green Mercy Hospital	University of Alabama at Birmingham

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Blood pressure control		Two years	No
Secondary	Adherence to hypertension medications		Two years	No