Hypertension
Conditions
Keywords
Hypertension, Blood Pressure
Brief summary
This program developed by the HSFO aims at helping people of Ontario and their primary healthcare providers better diagnose, manage and control high blood pressure. The High Blood Pressure Strategy brings together healthcare providers and patients to improve the way in which family doctors, nurse practitioners and pharmacists work together and with patients towards improved control of high blood pressure through the use of evidence-informed tools combined with local systems change.
Detailed description
Approximately 5,000 patients will participate in the study at 11 family practice sites throughout Ontario. Each of the 11 clinic sites will be randomised to either intervention or delayed intervention 9 months later. The intervention is a systems change involving interprofessional education and management tools to bring together physicians, nurses and pharmacists with the patient. Patients will be monitored by their family doctor or nurse practitioner at scheduled follow-up visits during a period of 36 months for an effect of the intervention over time on the patient's blood pressure.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSystems Change (High Blood Pressure Strategy)
Sponsors
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults aged 18 years or older * History of elevated BP reading or primary hypertension diagnosis
Exclusion criteria
* Major mental health illness of cognitive impairment * Language barrier (unable to speak or read English) * Lives in a long-term care home * Secondary hypertension
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood Pressure | 36 months |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
Primary ContactSheldon W Tobe, MD, FRCP(C)
Outcome results
None listed