Telephone-Based Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Blood Pressure in Prehypertensive Patients
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Purpose
Individuals with prehypertension are at risk for developing cardiovascular disease and sustained hypertension. Modifying lifestyle behaviors (diet, weight loss, sodium intake, physical activity, alcohol intake) has been shown to reduce blood pressure in hypertensives. Participants in this study will be enrolled in one of two groups. Participants in the first group will receive usual care, and participants in the second group will receive a 4 session telephone-based lifestyle intervention. The goal of the study is to determine whether this intervention is effective in promoting behavior change and reducing blood pressure among prehypertensives.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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High Blood Pressure |
Behavioral: Telephone-based lifestyle counseling |
Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Telephone-Based Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Blood Pressure in Prehypertensive Patients |
- Ambulatory blood pressure change [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Weight change [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in dietary habits [ Time Frame: 6 weeks and 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in physical activity level [ Time Frame: 6 weeks and 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Enrollment: | 125 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2007 |
| Study Completion Date: | February 2010 |
| Primary Completion Date: | February 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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No Intervention: Control
Subjects receive standard written educational information at baseline, but do not receive the telephone-based intervention. Subjects may participate in the intervention following completion of the study.
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Experimental: Intervention
Four 30-minute telephone sessions including education and behavioral counseling strategies that have been shown to be effective in promoting behavior change and reducing blood pressure.
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Behavioral: Telephone-based lifestyle counseling
Four 30-minute telephone sessions including education and behavioral counseling strategies that have been shown to be effective in promoting behavior change and reducing blood pressure.
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Detailed Description:
Individuals with prehypertension are at increased cardiovascular risk compared with normotension, as well as increased risk of progression to sustained hypertension. The recommended treatment for prehypertension is lifestyle modification, including weight loss, adoption of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, reduction of dietary sodium, physical activity, and moderation of alcohol intake. The proposed pilot study will test the effect of a 4 session telephone-based lifestyle intervention on blood pressure change in 125 prehypertensive participants. The intervention includes education and behavioral counseling strategies that have been shown to be effective in promoting behavior change and reducing blood pressure among hypertensives.
Following baseline assessment, participants will be randomized to the intervention or usual care, and will complete follow-up assessments at 6 weeks and 3 months post-randomization. The primary aim of the study is to examine the effect of the intervention on blood pressure at 3 months. Secondary aims include examining intervention effects on lifestyle behavior changes at 6 weeks and 3 months. This study will provide pilot and feasibility data for a future application to study effects of the intervention on risk factor modification, blood pressure reduction, and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. If successful, this brief, cost-effective intervention could easily be incorporated into routine care, and could have a significant impact on the management of prehypertension.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Screening BP in prehypertensive range (SBP of 120-139 mmHg or DBP of 80-89 mmHg). If SBP or DBP is below these ranges, the patient is eligible. However, if either SBP or DBP is above the upper cutoffs (i.e., patient meets criteria for HTN), the patient will not be eligible.
- Able to read and communicate in English or Spanish.
- Must have access to a telephone at home or at work.
- Age 18 years or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are currently taking anti-hypertensive medication will be excluded.
- Patients with diabetes or kidney disease will be excluded, because pharmacologic treatment may be initiated to achieve the JNC 7 recommended BP goal of 130/80 mmHg in patients with these compelling indications.
- Patients who are currently participating in another HTN-related clinical trial will be excluded.
Contacts and Locations| United States, New York | |
| Columbia University | |
| New York, New York, United States, 10032 | |
| UNITE HERE Health Center | |
| New York, New York, United States, 10001 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Tanya M Goyal, PhD | Columbia University |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Columbia University |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00583310 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | AAAC0714 |
| Study First Received: | December 20, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | August 1, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by Columbia University:
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Prehypertension |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Hypertension Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013