NCT06337799

Use of Allied-health Professionals to Improve Treatment of Disease

Use of Non-physician Allied-health Professionals to Recruit (and Follow) Research Participants, Sustain Engagement, and Improve and Diagnose Treatment of Diseases by Facilitating Transitions of Care

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Iowa · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if allied-health professionals can recruit and follow research participants, sustain engagement, and improve and diagnose treatment of diseases by facilitating transitions of care. Participants will: Take their blood pressure at home and return it to the research team; Follow up with a research pharmacist for 12 months; Return for a follow up visit after 12 months.

Detailed description

After consent, a research pharmacist will virtually monitor the participant's blood pressure until the 12-month follow up visit. The research pharmacists will have access to the participant's electronic medical records to monitor and document medications and clinic blood pressures for analysis . Participants will be asked to measure and return 14 blood pressure measurements (2x per day for 7 days) using our text messaging platform. They will be allowed to choose the times that they are sent reminders to measure their blood pressure. If a participant has blood pressure values sufficient for a hypertension diagnosis, the pharmacist will communicate via electronic medical record with the participant's primary care team. If they do not have a primary care provider, the pharmacist will facilitate finding one. The pharmacist will continue monitoring the participant and making recommendations to the primary care team through the electronic medical record to quickly adjust therapy to improve blood pressure control. The pharmacists will typically contact the participants (via participant's choice of phone, text, or email) every 2-3 weeks while their hypertension is uncontrolled. Once under control, the pharmacist will continue to contact the participant at least every 2 months to support adherence and reassess control.

Conditions

• Preeclampsia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Research Pharmacist	The goal of this intervention is to determine if allied health professionals will improve blood pressure in new mothers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-10-01
• Primary completion: 2030-03-01
• Completion: 2030-03-01
• First posted: 2024-03-29
• Last updated: 2025-05-31