Improving Health Outcomes: Blood Pressure

Hypertension Clinical Trial

— IHO:BP  

Official title:

Improving Health Outcomes: Blood Pressure Program in Practice Sites Located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area and in Maryland

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02021981
• Other study ID #: #2013-1094
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 17, 2013
• Last updated: July 12, 2016
• Start date: October 2013
• Est. completion date: July 2017

Study information

• Verified date: July 2016
• Source: American Medical Association
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This quality improvement project is focused on improving hypertension care delivery processes in ambulatory clinical practices, 5 in Illinois and 5 in Maryland for a total of 10 practice sites.The primary aim of this quality improvement project is to improve blood pressure control among patients receiving routine care for hypertension in a diverse group of ambulatory clinical practices. A secondary aim is for American Medical Association (AMA) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) quality improvement staff to figure out the best way to help clinical practices in achieving improved blood pressure control, including working to increase the use of home blood pressure monitoring.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. completion date: July 2017
• Est. primary completion date: January 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

The Practice Sites must

• Self-identify as either primary care internal medicine, family practice, or cardiology

• Have an electronic health record

• Serve patient populations that are diverse and representative of the U.S. adult population

• Have a significant number of male and female patients, age 18 or older, voluntarily receiving care for hypertension

• Have the resources, staff, and commitment to complete this quality improvement project

Study Design

Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hypertension

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	American Medical Association	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
American Medical Association	Johns Hopkins University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Improve blood pressure control	The primary aim of this quality improvement project is to improve blood pressure control among patients receiving routine care for hypertension in a diverse group of ambulatory clinical practices. Specifically, we will measure change from baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure at 12 months.	One year	No
Secondary	The best way to help clinical practices improve blood pressure control	A secondary aim is for AMA and JHM quality improvement staff to figure out the best way to help clinical practices in achieving improved blood pressure control. Specifically, we will measure success in implementing changes in hypertension care delivery processes by surveying clinical practice staff.	One year	No