Hypertension with diabetes Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Diabetes
Conditions
Interventions
Participants were randomized to either the 1st Nations nurse-administered stepped protocol drug approach or to usual care. The nurse administered stepped protocol approach will involve adding three me
Sponsors
Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Ctr (Canada)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible patients were Status Indians with the BTCIHS, age 18 or over (either sex), diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and persistent hypertension (greater than or equal too 130/80 mmHg).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria included the use of beta-blockers, and women of childbearing age not able to use a reliable method of birth control and an inability to follow protocol.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean change in Systolic Blood Pressure from baseline to final visit at 12 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All at 12 months: 1. Change in diastolic blood pressure between the two groups 2. Changes in urine albumin status 3. Proportion of patients achieving blood pressure targets 4. Adverse events | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed