Pharmacist-Physician Collaborative Medication Therapy Management Services (MTMS) Demonstration Project

October 25, 2013 updated by: Jan Hirsch, University of California, San Diego
Patients managed by a newly formed pharmacist-physician medication therapy management team in a university primary care clinic will have better blood pressure control than patients receiving usual care.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

75

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

    • California
      • La Jolla, California, United States, 92093
        • University of California San Diego

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 18 years or over
  • diagnosis of hypertension with most recent blood pressure >140/90 mmHg or blood pressure >130/80 mmHg if patients also had diabetes mellitus
  • treated with at least one anti-hypertensive medication
  • continuous active patient (at least one visit) of the clinic for at least the past 6 months (1/1/2010-6/31/2010)
  • English speaking
  • Able to complete questionnaires in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

-do not meet provisions of the clinical collaborative agreement protocol in the judgment of the patient's physician or the clinical pharmacist

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Usual Care
Experimental: Pharmacist-Physician Collaborative Medication Management

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
systolic blood pressure
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 25, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

October 31, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 31, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2013

Last Verified

October 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20095191
  • 100492 (Other Identifier: UCSD Human Subjects Protection Program)

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