Cardiology
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental
Control
Sponsors
Tertiary education trust fund
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Willingness to participate in the study 2. Plan to be resident in the community for at least one year after enrollment 3. Newly diagnosed hypertensives 4. Old patients receiving treatment and not controlled or not on treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with clinically established complications and cardiovascular diseases 2. Patients needing or on special medical services 3. Patients on any form of health insurance scheme [make this a matching variable] 4. Pregnant women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| i. Mean change in blood pressure | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| i. Mean improvement in Quality of life score ii. Proportion of patients with controlled blood pressure iii. Proportion of patients adhering to medication iv. Percentage increase in satisfaction with care v. Incidence of cardiovascular events (CVEs) vi. Proportion of CORPs assessed to have good competency score vii. Mean cost of treatment of hypertension and cost of hospitalization due to CVEs | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactIkeOluwapo Ajayi
Principal Investigator
Outcome results
None listed