A Behavioral Intervention To Improve Hypertension Control In Veterans

May 8, 2015 updated by: US Department of Veterans Affairs

A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a stage-matched intervention (SMI) will lower BP and improve treatment adherence compared to usual care (UC) or a health education intervention (HEI) in veterans with uncontrolled BP. The study will also examine the effect of SMI on patient's health-related quality of life, satisfaction, acceptability and determine its cost-effectiveness.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

We propose a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of telephone-delivered interventions (SMI and HEI) to improve BP control.

Veterans with uncontrolled hypertension (n=533) will be randomized equally to 3 groups: 1) The SMI will use the Transtheoretical model (TTM) as the unifying framework. Veterans will receive TTM stage-matched counseling for exercise, diet, and medications via monthly counseling sessions. A social worker (SW) will assess each participant's behavior and deliver the appropriate tailored SMI based on their stage of change, decisional balance, self-efficacy and the skills model questions. 2) The HEI group receives monthly telephone calls by a SW during which they will receive education about hypertension management. 3) The UC group participates in all the in-person visits but does not receive monthly calls.

There will be an initial 6-month active intervention phase followed by a 6 month monitoring phase to assess sustainability. All participants will visit the VAMC's at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months. Outcomes of interest include BP; adherence (to diet, exercise and medications); quality of life; satisfaction; acceptability; cost and cost-effectiveness. Patients will be blinded to which of the intervention arms (SMI or HEI) they are in, SW's will be blinded to patient's BP and staff measuring outcomes will be blinded to study assignment. The study will be analyzed using longitudinal data analysis methods using an intention to treat strategy.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

533

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10010
        • VA New York Harbor Health Care System

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients receiving continuity of care in the outpatient clinics will be eligible. This will be operationalized as 2 visits in the previous year.
  • Adults (= 21 years) with hypertension, on antihypertensive medication for = 1 year, and who have current uncontrolled BP will be enrolled.

Patients with CVD:

  • chronic stable angina
  • unstable angina
  • uncomplicated myocardial infarction
  • coronary artery bypass surgery
  • percutaneous coronary angioplasty
  • atherectomy or stent placement
  • chronic stable angina pectoris
  • stable Class I or Class II congestive heart failure
  • stroke
  • peripheral vascular disease

will be entered into the study if the CVD event or diagnosis occurred = 6 months ago.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with limited life expectancy (< 1 year) due to severe co-existing non-CVD disease such as:

  • terminal illnesses such as terminal cancer
  • CVD < 6 months ago
  • Class III or IV CHF
  • severe psychiatric illness such as psychosis
  • manic depression
  • alcohol abuse (> 21 drinks/week)
  • serious chronic conditions like AIDS
  • tuberculosis
  • lupus
  • and end-stage renal failure

will be excluded.

  • Other exclusions include inability to understand English
  • Lack of a landline telephone
  • Unable to follow the study protocol
  • Recent major surgery (< 3 months)
  • Patients who are temporarily in the area and plan to move in < 1 year or will not be available for follow-up
  • Those unable to provide informed consent.
  • All patients excluded and reason for exclusion will be recorded.
  • Prior to recruitment, each patient will be informed about the study and informed consent obtained.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Stage-matched intervention (SMI)
Behavioral: SMI
Stage-matched intervention
Behavioral: HEI
Health Education Intervention
Behavioral: UC
Usual Care
Active Comparator: Health Education Intervention (HEI)
Behavioral: SMI
Stage-matched intervention
Behavioral: HEI
Health Education Intervention
Behavioral: UC
Usual Care
No Intervention: Usual Care (UC)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Blood Pressure Control
Time Frame: 6 months
Blood pressure Control at 6 months
6 months
Systolic Blood Pressure
Time Frame: 6 months
Mean systolic Blood Pressure
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Proportion With BP Under Control From Baseline to 6 Months
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Change in Systolic Blood Pressure From Baseline to 6 Months
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
Baseline and 6 months
Change in Number of Cardio Exercise Hours From Baseline to 6 Months
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months
baseline and 6 months
Change in Morisky Score From Baseline to 6 Months
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months
Morkisy medication adherence self-report questionnaire, a 4-item questionnaire scored from 0-4. A score of 4 is considered most adherent, and scores of less than 4 are defined as nonadherent
baseline and 6 months
Diet Stage of Change
Time Frame: 6 months
The stages of change were: precontemplation, or no plans to adhere in <6 months; contemplation, or plans to adhere in 1-6 months; preparation, or plans to adhere within 1 month; action, or adherence for <6 months; and maintenance, or adherence for ≥ 6 months. Patients were considered adherent to diet if they reported eating the appropriate diet for hypertension (low in salt and fat with fruits, vegetables, and low-or non-fat dairy products) at least 6 days per week.
6 months
Exercise Stage of Change
Time Frame: 6 months
The stages of change were: precontemplation, or no plans to adhere in <6 months; contemplation, or plans to adhere in 1-6 months; preparation, or plans to adhere within 1 month; action, or adherence for <6 months; and maintenance, or adherence for ≥ 6 months. Exercise adherence was defined as self-reported aerobic exercise for at least 3 days per week for at least 20 minutes each time. We used the lower threshold for exercise adherence due to our patient population with multiple comorbidities, consistent with Federal guidelines for older adults with chronic conditions.
6 months
Medication Stage of Change
Time Frame: 6 months
The stages of change were: precontemplation, or no plans to adhere in <6 months; contemplation, or plans to adhere in 1-6 months; preparation, or plans to adhere within 1 month; action, or adherence for <6 months; and maintenance, or adherence for ≥ 6 months. Medication adherence was defined as self-report of taking BP medications as prescribed for at least 6 days per week.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sundar Natarajan, MD MSc, VA New York Harbor Health Care System

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 1, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 1, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

February 3, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 1, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 8, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • IIR 04-170

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