Intensification of Care to Improve Adherence to Anti-hypertensives — HyperCare  

Medication Adherence Clinical Trial

Official title: Intensification of Care to Improve Adherence to Anti-hypertensives in Primary Care: a Pragmatic Clinical Trial.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a social-psychological intervention to improve anti-hypertensives adherence in primary care. Its is a pragmatic clinical trial.

Clinical Trial Description

We will study two groups of 198 people with hypertension treated in ten health care units. One group will receive usual care dispensed in units (control). The other group (intervention) will be offered six individual assistance with health care worker physician or nurse) during the period of 9 months with a minimum interval of 30 days, plus 9 monthly visits structured by community health agents. Adherence will be measured in both groups at baseline and months 3, 6, 9 and 12, through validated questionnaire and pill count. Also evaluated clinical outcome measures (blood pressure, hospitalizations and deaths). The analysis will be done by intention to treat comparing adherence measures and clinical outcome between groups (Student t test and chi-square test) and within groups over time (paired t test and McNemar). It will be accepted p value <0.05. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Medication Adherence

• NCT number: NCT01331369
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Universidade de Blumenau
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2010
• Completion date: April 2012