NCT02874547

Community Health Workers Using Patient Stories to Support Hypertension Management

Community Health Workers Using Patient Stories to Support Hypertension

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 171 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Community Health Workers (CHWs) using patient stories to support hypertension management is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the implementation of a CHW-delivered culturally appropriate storytelling intervention for english and spanish-speaking patients diagnosed with hypertension who receive care at community health center settings.

Detailed description

Community Health Workers (CHWs) using patient stories to support hypertension (HTN) management is a CHW-delivered culturally appropriate storytelling intervention for patients diagnosed with HTN. We will develop and test interactive videos presenting stories of patients who have successfully made changes enhancing blood pressure control; and integrate this new tool with a CHW approach to management of hypertension. This two site, two-armed randomized controlled trial aims to recruit 252 english and spanish speaking patients with uncontrolled HTN. All participants are randomized to receive five visits (two in-person and 3 telephone calls) with CHWs either immediately (intervention condition (I)) or 6 months after enrollment (delayed intervention (DI)). Intervention participants receive the intervention immediately and DI participants receive print materials at enrollment and are telephoned 4-6 months after enrollment to schedule an in-person visit at the health enter to begin receiving the intervention protocol.

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Intervention	During an in-person visit, patients receive a pamphlet in english and spanish and a storytelling Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) (developed for this project from interviews with hypertensive patients), supplemented by motivational interviewing delivered by the CHW. The CHW explores the patient's motivation to change associated with hypertension and counsels on risk factor control (tobacco, diet, physical activity). Patients receive a followup telephone call from the CHW in 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 2 months to support any changes or goals discussed at first visit. Six months after first intervention visit, patients are invited to schedule an in-person visit with the CHW at the health center to discuss goals and provide support for change.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-04-14
• Primary completion: 2016-09-14
• Completion: 2016-12-29
• First posted: 2016-08-22
• Last updated: 2017-10-25

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States