Evaluating Effective Methods for Referral for Smoking Cessation Counseling and High Blood Pressure Follow-up

Hypertension Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluating Effective Methods for Referral for Smoking Cessation Counseling and High Blood Pressure Follow-up

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03020836
• Other study ID #: NA_00089710
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 10, 2017
• Last updated: January 12, 2017
• Start date: April 2015
• Est. completion date: July 2016

Study information

• Verified date: January 2017
• Source: Johns Hopkins University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Investigators conducted a clinic-based study to determine the magnitude of uncontrolled hypertension and current smoking in eye doctor's offices and sought to determine if referral to care results in actions taken by the patient.

Description:

Smoking and hypertension are two modifiable risk factors that are linked to highly prevalent chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The ophthalmology waiting room has the potential to be an effective point of intervention to provide referral to primary care in addition to health education on preventive health topics.

The investigators therefore, conducted a clinic-based study to determine the magnitude of uncontrolled hypertension and current smoking in eye doctor's offices and to determine if referral to care results in actions taken by the patient.

The investigators determined the proportion of patients who have elevated blood pressure. Patients were referred appropriately and the proportion of participants who followed the recommendation to meet with their primary care doctor for elevated blood pressure at 4-6 weeks and 8-10 weeks was determined. In addition, those who consented to be in the study and admitted to smoking cigarettes were offered smoking cessation assistance through a quit line. Investigators also followed up on cigarette smoking at 4-6 weeks and 8-10 weeks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 473
• Est. completion date: July 2016
• Est. primary completion date: July 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients >18 years of age presenting to the glaucoma service and general eye service at Wilmer Eye Institute.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-English speakers

• Unable to provide written informed consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hypertension
• Smoking Cessation

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Referral to primary care physician for hypertension control
Referral to primary care physician for hypertension control
• Referral to smoking quit line
Referral to Maryland Tobacco/Smoking quit line for help with smoking cessation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Johns Hopkins University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Proportion of patients with elevated blood pressure		1 day (at study clinic visit)
Secondary	Proportion of patients that are current smokers		1 day (at study clinic visit)
Secondary	Proportion of patients with elevated blood pressure that sought referral care		From study visit to 10 weeks after
Secondary	Proportion of patients that were current smokers that sought referral quit line assistance		From study visit to 10 weeks after