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ClinicalTrials.gov#: NCT03796689
Study Design: Retrospective Observational Study
PCORnet Infrastructure: Common Data Model (CDM), Patient partners or engagement
Principal Investigator: Mark Pletcher
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
PCORnet® Network Partner: REACHnet
Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI); (Project webpage)
Funding Date: 2018
Study Duration: 2018 – 2023
Participating PCORnet® Clinical Research Networks: ADVANCE, GPC, INSIGHT, OneFlorida+, PaTH, REACHnet, STAR
Therapeutic Area: Cardiovascular
Condition: Hypertension
Age Range: 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Status: Completed
Research Question(s):
How well are clinics and patients controlling blood pressure, and would new programs or technologies help improve blood pressure control?
Aim 1: BP Track
The research team established a BP control surveillance system.
Aim 2: BP Map
The research team tested a program to improve the quality of BP care at clinics. The research team compared clinics using the program with staff coaching versus without staff coaching. They also compared clinics that did and didn’t use the program.
Aim 3: BP Home
The research team compared patients who used a home BP monitor with and without a smartphone app.
Primary Publication(s):
Cooper-DeHoff RM, Fontil V, Carton T, et al. Tracking blood pressure control performance and process metrics in 25 US health systems: The PCORnet Blood Pressure Control Laboratory. J Am Heart Assoc, 2021; 10(21): e022224. doi:10.1161/JAHA.121.022224