Key result
The PIA-Intervention, an ICT-supported case management and delegation model, is being evaluated in a cluster-randomized trial to determine if it improves blood pressure control compared to usual care.
Why the study?
Longitudinal hypertension control prevents cardiovascular diseases, but 49% of patients in German family medicine practices do not reach blood pressure targets (< 140/90 mmHg).
Does an ICT-supported case management system with physician-supervised delegation improve blood pressure control in primary care patients with uncontrolled hypertension?
RCT (n=782)
Open-label
Cluster-randomized (1:1)
Yes
Does an ICT-supported case management system with physician-supervised delegation improve blood pressure control in primary care patients with uncontrolled hypertension?
This study protocol outlines a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate whether an ICT-supported delegation model can improve blood pressure control in German primary care.
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Protocol for cluster RCT of ICT-supported delegation in hypertension established; extends evidence by testing model in German primary care.
Karimzadeh et al. (2021) conducted an RCT in Essential hypertension (n=782). PIA-Intervention (ICT-supported case management) vs. Usual care was evaluated on Blood pressure control rate (BP ≤ 140/90 mmHg). The PIA-Intervention, an ICT-supported case management and delegation model, is being evaluated in a cluster-randomized trial to determine if it improves blood pressure control compared to usual care.
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