E3 Hypertension - A Team-based, Multidisciplinary Model in Addressing Barriers to Hypertension Control
Sponsored by Rush University Medical Center
About this study
This study aims to compare a multidisciplinary clinical hypertension and social needs intervention to enhanced standard of care for hypertension management in primary care clinics with regards to hypertension control outcomes.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US as well as in Chicago. Risk factors for CVD include hypertension, diabetes, and lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, and obesity. Among the critical social and structural determinants of cardiovascular health are food access, neighborhood safety, education, poverty, and chronic stress. Chicago and its surrounding region suffer from longstanding racial disparities in both social conditions and chronic disease burden, contributing to stark racial gaps in cardiometabolic disease mortality. Life expectancy is as high as 84 years on Chicago's North Side, but only 68 years on the West Side - a gap of 16 years. Rush has collaborated with Novartis to "close the gap" in CVD inequities on Chicago's West Side by concentrating a…
Where this study is enrolling
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Who can participate
Inclusion criteria
- ✓Adults 18 years or older
- ✓African American and/or Latinx
- ✓Uncontrolled stage 2 hypertension, BP \>/= 140/90
- ✓Patient is following with Rush primary care provider in eligible Rush primary care clinics
- ✓Patient has a smart phone (Android or iOS)
- ✓Patient has an email
Exclusion criteria
- ✕Organ transplant recipient
- ✕On dialysis
- ✕Patient is already participating in another remote hypertension monitoring program
- ✕Patient is not interested in participating in the program
- ✕Patient has already participated in the E3 Hypertension program or the E3 Diabetes program
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Trial data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.