This study aims to enable delivery of a multi-component intervention comprising of strategies based on Disease Control Priorities 3rd edition for management of hypertension among hypertensive patients. The secondary objective is to test the feasibility, acceptability and adaptability of a multi-component intervention delivered at a tertiary level health-care facility in the cultural context of Pakistan. A formative research study was conducted before so as to develop and test the intervention in a tertiary care hospital setting. The investigators employed qualitative research methods to explore the feasibility, applicability, and acceptance of DCP3 based intervention comprising of strategies for hypertension management. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with selected study participants were conducted at Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC/NIHD), Rawalpindi for which a prior written and verbal consent was obtained from all research participants. The study adhered to the ethical principles of involving human subjects in the research. All information provided by the participants was recorded and was kept strictly confidential.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
500
Intervention on DCP3 based strategies for Hypertension Management and Control was developed after formative research findings and evidence built on desk review which was conducted prior to implementation of the multi-componnet strategy. It was tested and implemented in a tertiary care hospital of cardiology among hypertensive patients visiting out-patient department in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC/NIHD)
Rawalpindi, <Select>, Pakistan
Number of participants with adequate blood pressure control in the intervention arm after delivering the intervention at 03 months
Time frame: 03 months
Number of participants with reduced salt intake from baseline measurements as compared to follow up measurements at 03 months
This was assessed at each consecutive follow up of hypertensive patients for reduced salt intake and increased physical exercise. Hypertensive patients were also counselled for regular intake of medicines prescribed by the physician. A record for the mentioned measurements was kept and maintained from baseline to 03 months of the trial.
Time frame: Baseline to follow up in 03 months
Number of participants with increased level of physical exercise compared from baseline measurements to follow up measurements at 03 months
This was assessed at each consecutive follow up of hypertensive patients for reduced salt intake and increased physical exercise. Hypertensive patients were also counselled for regular intake of medicines prescribed by the physician. A record for the mentioned measurements was kept and maintained from baseline to 03 months of the trial.
Time frame: 03 months
Number of participants with regular compliance to medications from baseline measurement compared with follow up measurements at 03 months
This was assessed at each consecutive follow up of hypertensive patients for reduced salt intake and increased physical exercise. Hypertensive patients were also counselled for regular intake of medicines prescribed by the physician. A record for the mentioned measurements was kept and maintained from baseline to 03 months of the trial.
Time frame: 03 months
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