Study of Medical Assistant Health Coaching in Primary Care for Patients With Chronic Conditions

N/ACompletedNCT01220336

University of California, San Francisco441 enrolled

Overview

Randomized control trial studying the effect of medical assistant health coaching for patients with diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia within two San Francisco primary care community clinics, Mission Neighborhood Health Center and Southeast Health Center

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

441

Conditions

Diabetes Hypertension Hyperlipidemia

Interventions

Health coaching by medical assistants in primary careBEHAVIORAL

Patients with uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia will receive health coaching by medical assistants working with primary care providers in the Teamlet Model \[Bodenheimer 2007\] for 12 months.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Active patients at Mission Neighborhood Health Center, SF, USA or Southeast Health Center, SF, USA age 18-75 years Uncontrolled diabetes II, hypertension or hyperlipidemia Spanish or English speaking Exclusion Criteria: Cognitive dysfunction, mental health or physical condition that prevents participation in health coaching.

Locations (2)

Mission Neighborhood Health Center

San Francisco, California, United States

Southeast Health Center

San Francisco, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Composite clinical outcome measure- improvement in either HgA1C, SBP, or LDL

Time frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Composite clinical outcome measure- improvement in either HgA1C, SBP, or LDL

This second measurement of clinical outcomes will occurs one year after the end of the intervention.

Time frame: 24 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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