NCT01952119

Effect of a Secure Message Reminder on Hypertension Follow-up at an Integrated Health Care System

Effect of a Secure Message Reminder on Hypertension Follow-up at an Integrated Health Care Delivery System

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 182 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kaiser Permanente · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will assess whether adding a secure message reminder to routine care improves the percentage of patients who complete a follow-up appointment with a new, documented blood pressure reading.

Detailed description

Hypertension is one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Optimizing blood pressure management can help prevent adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) defines blood pressure control as less than 140/90 mmHg. Per this definition, less than half of Americans with hypertension are considered controlled. Literature has been published describing several ways of improving blood pressure management, but results have been variable.

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Secure message reminder	Single secure message reminder asking subjects to schedule an appointment with their provider or make a nurse visit to follow-up on their blood pressure

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-12-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2013-09-27
• Last updated: 2013-09-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States