NCT01233193

The Effect of Pharmacist Intervention on Blood Pressure Control

Pharmacist Intervention Effect on the Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control in Treated Patients

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 140 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidad de Granada · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to test if a Pharmacist Intervention Program with home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) improves or controls pharmacological adherence and blood pressure levels in hypertensive patients under pharmacological treatment, compared to those who receive usual care in a community pharmacy setting.

Detailed description

Hypertension is a major health concern worldwide due to its deleterious impact on the population in terms of excessive morbidity and mortality, especially when there is insufficient hypertension control and prevention at the community level.

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Health education, Home blood pressure monitoring	Health education (on hypertension, smoking, healthy diet, obesity, physical inactivity and adherence to antihypertensive medications and home blood pressure monitoring) . The patient will be referred to physician when needed. The patient will be followed up during 6 months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-02-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2010-11-03
• Last updated: 2016-05-06

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Spain