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Multifaceted Implementation Strategy for White Coat Hypertension

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Waitlist Available
Led By Ian Kronish, MD
Research Sponsored by Columbia University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 24 months
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Study Summary

This trial will test whether a multifaceted implementation strategy can increase the number of primary care clinicians ordering out-of-office blood pressure testing for patients with newly elevated office blood pressure, as recommended by the 2015 United States Preventive Services Task Force guidelines.

Eligible Conditions
  • White Coat Hypertension
  • High Blood Pressure

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~24 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 24 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in proportion of eligible patients who completed out-of-office BP testing post-implementation
Secondary outcome measures
Bronchial Provocation Tests
Change in proportion of patients with newly diagnosed white-coat hypertension during maintenance period
White Coat Hypertension
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Multifaceted Implementation StrategyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients will be screened for hypertension by primary care providers, registered nurses, medical assistants, and front desk staff from clinics randomized to receive the intervention, Multifaceted Implementation Strategy.
Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention
Patients will be screened for hypertension by primary care providers, nurses, medical assistants, and front desk staff of clinics randomized to the usual care group that do not intentionally receive any parts of the multifaceted implementation strategy.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)FED
399 Previous Clinical Trials
6,820,348 Total Patients Enrolled
Columbia UniversityLead Sponsor
1,433 Previous Clinical Trials
2,445,259 Total Patients Enrolled
Ian Kronish, MDPrincipal InvestigatorColumbia University
3 Previous Clinical Trials
16,014 Total Patients Enrolled

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~286 spots leftby Apr 2025