Storytelling Intervention for African Americans Living With Hypertension

University of Delaware

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Behavioral: HBPStories

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05594264

1766419-7

2P20GM113125-06 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Narrative communication (e.g., storytelling) is an approach that has contributed to behavioral change for individuals with conditions such as diabetes, breast cancer, and hypertension. The objective of this study is to conduct a feasibility and pilot study storytelling intervention for African Americans with hypertension. In the feasibility phase 30 African Americans with hypertension will be recruited to view nine patient stories and provide feedback on the effectiveness, usefulness, and satisfaction with the stories. Nine African Americans adults with hypertension were filmed, sharing experiences living with and managing hypertension; including, diet and exercise tips, suggestions for locating healthy foods, and motivational stories about successfully controlling hypertension. During the feasibility phase feedback will also be elicited from the participants about the best approaches for delivering a storytelling intervention, and obtain feedback on the resources and health information that would be helpful to an individual participating in a storytelling intervention. In the pilot study phase, 30 African Americans adults with hypertension will be recruited to participate in a 6-week trial, each week the participants will watch one story and review one module of health information accessible through the study specific website developed for the High Blood Pressure Stories (HBPStories) study. Data will be collected at baseline and 6-weeks including systolic and diastolic blood pressure, medication adherence, health behaviors such as diet and physical activity, and psychosocial measures including positive affect and self-efficacy in the management of hypertension.

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The study inclusion criteria are as follows:

• self-reported hypertension
• race/ethnicity: Black or African American
• prescribed antihypertensive medication
• age ≥ 18 years

Exclusion criteria

The exclusion criteria are:

• cognitive limitations that limit the ability to provide informed consent
• unable to speak or read English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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31 participants in 2 patient groups

Pilot Study

Experimental group

Description:

The objective of the second phase of the study was to conduct a 6-week pilot study of the web-based storytelling approach

Treatment:

Behavioral: HBPStories

Feasibility Phase

No Intervention group

Description:

The objective of the feasibility phase was to assess participant views of the stories and the study website, and obtain feedback for the design of a future trial.