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Study of Medical Assistant Health Coaching in Primary Care for Patients With Chronic Conditions

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01220336
Acronym
HCPC
Enrollment
441
Registered
2010-10-13
Start date
2011-04-30
Completion date
2014-06-30
Last updated
2014-10-21

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Conditions

Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension

Brief summary

Randomized control trial studying the effect of medical assistant health coaching for patients with diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia within two San Francisco primary care community clinics, Mission Neighborhood Health Center and Southeast Health Center

Interventions

BEHAVIORALHealth coaching by medical assistants in primary care

Patients with uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia will receive health coaching by medical assistants working with primary care providers in the Teamlet Model \[Bodenheimer 2007\] for 12 months.

Sponsors

University of California, San Francisco
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Active patients at Mission Neighborhood Health Center, SF, USA or Southeast Health Center, SF, USA age 18-75 years Uncontrolled diabetes II, hypertension or hyperlipidemia Spanish or English speaking

Exclusion criteria

Cognitive dysfunction, mental health or physical condition that prevents participation in health coaching.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Composite clinical outcome measure- improvement in either HgA1C, SBP, or LDL12 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Composite clinical outcome measure- improvement in either HgA1C, SBP, or LDL24 monthsThis second measurement of clinical outcomes will occurs one year after the end of the intervention.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026