Effect of a Secure Message Reminder on Hypertension Follow-up at an Integrated Health Care System

Kaiser Permanente

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Other: Secure message reminder

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01952119

GA-11AKuo-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will assess whether adding a secure message reminder to routine care improves the percentage of patients who complete a follow-up appointment with a new, documented blood pressure reading.

Full description

Hypertension is one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Optimizing blood pressure management can help prevent adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) defines blood pressure control as less than 140/90 mmHg. Per this definition, less than half of Americans with hypertension are considered controlled. Literature has been published describing several ways of improving blood pressure management, but results have been variable.

Enrollment: 182 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Member of Kaiser Permanente Georgia Pharmacy Cardiac Risk Service (PCRS)
• 18-75 years of age
• Enrolled in http://kp.org
• Most recent documented blood pressure is greater than or equal to 140/90 mmHg

Exclusion criteria

• Most recent documented blood pressure is greater than or equal to 180/110 mmHg

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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182 participants in 2 patient groups

Routine Care

No Intervention group

Description:

Routine care, no intervention

Secure message reminder

Active Comparator group

Description:

Will receive a secure message reminder asking subjects to schedule an appointment with their provider or make a nurse visit to follow-up on their blood pressure

Treatment:

Other: Secure message reminder