The prevalence of hypertension among U.S. adults increased from 32% to 46% and African Americans are disproportionately impacted. Self-managing hypertension presents challenges such as dealing with complex treatment regimen, including critical components of recommended hypertension treatment such as self-blood pressure monitoring, and lifestyle modifications involving diet, exercise, and tobacco cessation. African Americans with hypertension have lower adherence to self-management behavior due to multifactorial reasons. Substantial evidence has demonstrated the important role of community support in improving patients' self-management of a variety of chronic illnesses, though integrating technology in such programs are rarely offered. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a community outreach program using a technology-based intervention (TBI) to support self-managing hypertension (called COACHMAN) to improve BP control.
COACHMAN targets barriers to hypertension knowledge, medication adherence, problem solving skills, patient-provider communication, and social support in an effort to improve blood pressure control. The investigators will conduct a two-arm randomized control trial (RCT) using a community participatory research approach and mixed methods to evaluate the efficacy of TBI intervention with community support (Coachman) compared to enhance usual care (ECU) among 60 African Americans with uncontrolled hypertension. The investigators aim to: 1. Identify key content, design, and resources from a community of stakeholders, including determining facilitators and barriers of hypertension self-management among African Americans that will inform the development of COACHMAN using a mixed methods approach methods. 2. Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of COACHMAN to improve BP control. 3. Compare the difference in BP control between Technology-based intervention (TBI) and Enhanced usual care (EUC).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Coachman is comprised of: TBI and nurse counseling. TBI is comprised of: 1) web-based education modules on hypertension knowledge and skills as well as behavioral lifestyle guidance, (2) Medisafe, a smartphone medication management app to support medication adherence to antihypertensives, and (3) self-monitoring blood pressure. Participants will be exposed to nurse counseling, by registered nurses from the community, affiliated with a local nurse organization that will serve as community health workers (CHWs). The CHWs will provide informal counseling, social support, as well as follow-up phone sessions on medication adherence and monitoring blood pressure.
Standard printed education materials on hypertension management, including content on lifestyle modification and medication-taking will be provided; plus access to one web-based education (video) with information on how to self-monitoring blood pressure.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Change in Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure
The primary outcome was a change (reduction) in both the systolic and diastolic blood pressure from baseline to 12 weeks, in which the 12 weeks mean systolic minus the baseline systolic were calculated. The same for 12 week diastolic BP minus the baseline diastolic BP were calculated for a mean change score. The change score (number) can range from no change (0) to a 10 point reduction in blood pressure.
Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks
Change in PROMIS Global Health-10 [Health-related Quality of Life]
Change in PROMIS Global Health-10 score (two subscales- Mental and Physical Health) from baseline to 12 weeks. Raw scores range from 4-20, higher scores represent better health. The change score is calculated as a mean difference between the two scores: at baseline and at 12 weeks. Scores are reported as a change value number, on a continuous number scale, that can be negative or positive (0 to 1, higher number better health).
Time frame: Baseline and 12-weeks
Achieved Blood Pressure Target of < 130/80 mm Hg at 12 Weeks
Achieved Blood Pressure target is defined as the rate of participants that have a blood pressure of at the end of 12 weeks, \< 130 mm Hg for systolic blood pressure and \<80 mmHg diastolic blood pressure, in the intervention group. Percentage of individuals that achieved blood pressure target can range from 0 -100%
Time frame: 12 weeks
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