Improving Blood Pressure Control
Conditions
Keywords
taxi cab drivers, high blood pressure, 16-038
Brief summary
In our past work it was found that many drivers had high blood pressure, and lifestyles that led to being overweight and not having cancer screenings performed. The investigators are now adding to the Health Fairs' usual program different ways of following up with drivers who attend our Health Fairs. The investigators are doing this because they want to find the best way to help drivers manage high blood pressure, and reduce cancer risk, by maintaining a healthy weight and increasing colorectal cancer screening. Health screenings will be conducted by trained personnel, and a physician or nurse will provide a health consult in person or over the phone (via MSK-issued phone/video/audio devices). In the event that participants are unable to meet in person for biometric measurements, staff will accept their self-reported weight, blood pressure, and waist circumference over the phone. Staff may mail blood pressure machines (to participants who did not receive them at baseline), scales, and measuring tapes to participants to assist in the completion of self-reported biometric measures. Along with supplies, participants may also receive a letter asking for the confirmation of supply receipt. \* If critically abnormal values are identified during the health fair, under the advisement of the clinician, the driver may be escorted by trained staff directly to a health care facility for immediate medical follow-up
Interventions
OTHERCONTROL- Usual & Customary Health Fair Follow-up
participating drivers may fall into 1 of 2 categories- Regular follow-up, or Urgent Follow-up.
OTHERHealth Fair + TECH [Text Messaging + Home Blood Pressure Monitoring]
all participating drivers receives standard Health Fair services initially falling into 1 of 2 categories-Regular Follow-up or Urgent Follow-up. Additionally all participating drivers will receive Home Blood Pressure Monitors and have the mobile health text messaging intervention.
OTHERHeal th Fair + TECH [Text Messaging + Home Blood Pressure Monitoring] + Social Network Support (SNS)
all participating drivers receives standard Health Fair services initially falling into 1 of 2 categories-Regular Follow-up or Urgent Follow-up. Additionally all participating drivers will receive Home Blood Pressure Monitors for daily BP self-monitoring and text messaging, and they will receive the social network support intervention including an SNS guide for each SNS.
Sponsors
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Male * Hypertensive-level readings over three weeks, with at least two of three elevated BP readings (systolic ≥140 and/or diastolic ≥90); OR * One hypertensive crisis readings (systolic ≥165 and/or diastolic ≥100) {eligible for the study without having to return for second or third readings} OR * have a known diagnosis of hypertension and have elevated values at one reading {eligible for the study without having to return for second or third readings} * Over 19 years of age (we are selecting participants older than three years past the legal driving age of 16, as younger drivers tend to change jobs more often); * Planning on remaining in NYC for at least 9 months (with no vacations or trips to exceed two months) * Licensed taxi driver for at least 3 months; * Speaks English, Spanish, Bengali, Urdu, or French; * Owns a cell phone that can receive text messages and is willing to receive text messages for this study
Exclusion criteria
* Part-time driver (drives fewer than 35 hours per week). Although it is highly unlikely for NYC taxi drivers to work for multiple garages at study baseline, drivers may switch jobs and/or their garage base affiliation while participating in this study. New jobs and/or garage base affiliations will be tracked during follow-up assessments and noted for potential limitations with study retention and intervention contamination. Drivers will be allowed to continue the study even if they are no longer working with the initial garage base. * Driver currently has (or has a history of) any CVD including coronary artery disease, angina or aortic stenosis; this does not include hypertension.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| decrease in blood pressure levels | 9 months | The drop in BP from baseline will be estimated for each participant. The investigators will summarize the mean and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the drop in systolic and diastolic BP from baseline for each arm at the |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed