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Improving Hypertension Control in Safety-Net Settings: The Boston Hypertension Equity Alliance in Treatment

Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Hypertension Control in Safety-Net Settings: The Boston Hypertension Equity Alliance in Treatment

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests ways to help patients and care teams better control high blood pressure. It is for adults with blood pressure that is not under control who get primary care at one of 9 participating clinics serving people with limited access to care.

High blood pressure (BP) or hypertension (HTN) affects over 100 million individuals in the US, increasing the risk of adverse outcomes, including stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Effective therapies include non-pharmacologic approaches and multiple medication classes. Successful HTN management requires ongoing patient engagement for BP monitoring and treatment intensification. Reaching this goal is challenging, and many patients with HTN do not have controlled BP. Using a collaborative partnership between patients, clinicians, health system and public health stakeholders, and the research team the investigators plan to overcome barriers to widespread implementation of evidence-based health system strategies to improve BP control in a large, urban, primary care-based safety-net setting for diverse populations experiencing disparities in HTN-related outcomes.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are older than 18.
  • You get primary care at one of the 9 study sites and had a visit with your primary care provider in the past year.
  • You have high blood pressure shown by at least one of these: it is on your current health problem list, you had active blood pressure medicines in the past year, or you had high readings on 3 separate checks.
  • Your systolic blood pressure—the top number—is above 140.

Who can't join

  • You do not meet all the requirements listed above.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (age\>18) patients receiving primary care at one of the 9 participating sites, with primary care provider (PCP) visit in the preceding year * Presence of HTN defined by one or more of: 1) diagnosis included on active problem list, 2) active HTN medications in prior year, 3) 3 separate elevated BP measurements * Uncontrolled HTN defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP)\>140 Exclusion Criteria: * Not meeting the inclusion criteria

Study sites (7)

MA