Hypertension Management in Family Practice

May 19, 2021 updated by: Erwin A. Aguilar, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans

Hypertension Management and Outcomes in a Family Practice Setting

High blood pressure is the greatest threat to the global burden of disease, contributing to an estimated 9.4 million deaths a year. Cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality are positively correlated with the degree of elevation of blood pressure, without any evidence of a threshold down to at least 115/75 mm Hg[2]. Hypertension is common, and nearly every clinician in every specialty deals either directly or indirectly with managing it or its consequences.

The population age 65 years or older numbered 46.2 million in 2014 and they represent 14.5% of the US population, the older population in 2030 is projected to be more than twice as large as in 2000, growing from 35 million to 74 million and representing 21 percent of the total U.S. population and it is expected to more than double to 98 million in 2060.Proper managing and controlling blood pressure markedly improves patient morbidity and mortality, SHEP study showed that in persons aged 60 years and over with isolated systolic hypertension, antihypertensive stepped-care drug treatment with low-dose chlorthalidone as step 1 medication reduced the incidence of total stroke by 36%.This study will estimate the prevalence of hypertension diagnosis, treatment and outcomes in a Family Practice population. It is a hypothesis generating study

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This a retrospective cross-sectional chart review study. The study population will consist of a random sample of patients from the Family Practice of the LSU Department of Family Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO) Chart data will be collected retrospectively back to one year from date of starting data abstraction.

Data Quality The data used in this study comes from patient charts that are actively being used in the management of patient care. Data quality will be ensured through several means. First, the data collection process will be conducted family medicine resident. Second, data will be abstracted directly into an electronic encrypted Excel file.

Selection of Participants The family medicine residents will take each one 25 patients each and review the charts and record the information on an Excel spread sheet.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

  • Name: Erwin A Aguilar, PharmD,, MPH
  • Phone Number: 504-568-8655
  • Email: eaguil@lsuhsc.edu

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Recruiting
        • LSU Health Sciences Center
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Erwin A Aguilar, PharmD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Sean Barry, BSc

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

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Family Medicine Practice

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  • hypertension

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No hypertension

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

  • Observational Models: Other
  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
controlled hypertension
Time Frame: 3 months
number of patients controlled and non controlled
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Erwin A Aguilar, PharmD, MPH, LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 24, 2018

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

May 1, 2024

Study Completion (Anticipated)

August 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 25, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 5, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

July 6, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 20, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 19, 2021

Last Verified

May 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • LSUIRB 9976

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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