Counseling Older Adults to Control Hypertension (COACH)

NYU Langone Health

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Hypertension; Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: MINT-TLC; Behavioral: Control Condition

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01180673

P60MD000206 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

08-416

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate the effect of a senior center-based comprehensive therapeutic lifestyle intervention delivered through group-based counseling and motivational interviewing (MINT-TLC) among 250 hypertensive African American or Latino seniors age 60 and older in a randomized control trial.

Enrollment: 251 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 60 years or older
• Diagnosis of HTN
• Taking at least one anti-hypertensive medication
• Self-identified Black, African American, or Latino

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to comply with the study protocol
• Participation in other hypertension studies
• Severe hearing impairment
• Severe visual impairment
• Arm circumference > 42 cm for large cuff, or arm circumference > 52 cm for extra large cuff (if extra large cuff is available)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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251 participants in 2 patient groups

MINT-TLC

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: MINT-TLC

Control Condition

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control Condition