The purpose of this pilot study is to collect preliminary information about the best way to implement an intervention to reduce the risks of heart disease and stroke.
This study has two types of interventions. The clinics and patients are randomly assigned to either a control or intervention group. All clinics have both control and intervention patients. In the clinic intervention, we help doctors monitor patient information about the risk factors of heart disease and stroke. In the patient intervention, we contact patients by phone to discuss these risk factors before their doctor visits.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
400
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (Texas)
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Document changes made to study procedures to better implement this study's interventions that are designed to reduce risks of heart disease and stroke
Patient Outcome Measures: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), lipids (low-density lipoprotein [LDL] non-high-density lipoprotein [HDL] triglycerides), blood pressure
Patient assessed health status, diabetes self-care activities and knowledge of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors
Physician Outcome Measures: Physician knowledge, attitude and readiness to change practice; Physician-level measure of patient-centeredness of encounter and interpersonal communication
Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (ACIC) Surveys
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