Study of Medical Assistant Health Coaching in Primary Care for Patients With Chronic Conditions (HCPC)

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension; Diabetes; Hyperlipidemia

Treatments: Behavioral: Health coaching by medical assistants in primary care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01220336

UCSF CEPC

Details and patient eligibility

About

Randomized control trial studying the effect of medical assistant health coaching for patients with diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia within two San Francisco primary care community clinics, Mission Neighborhood Health Center and Southeast Health Center

Enrollment: 441 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Active patients at Mission Neighborhood Health Center, SF, USA or Southeast Health Center, SF, USA age 18-75 years Uncontrolled diabetes II, hypertension or hyperlipidemia Spanish or English speaking

Exclusion criteria

Cognitive dysfunction, mental health or physical condition that prevents participation in health coaching.

Trial design

441 participants in 1 patient group

Health Coaching

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health coaching by medical assistants in primary care