Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:01 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:01 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00741702
Brief Summary:
This randomized controlled trial was designed to assess whether a community-based treatment strategy implemented by home care nurses would be effective in controlling hypertension in First Nations people with existing hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
Detailed Description:
Two community-based strategies for controlling hypertension in First Nations people with existing hypertension and diabetes were compared. In the intervention group, a home care nurse followed a predefined treatment algorithm of pharmacologic antihypertensive therapy. In the control group, treatment decisions were made by each subject's primary care physician. The primary outcome measure was the difference between the 2 groups in teh change in systolic blood pressure after 12 months.
Study:
NCT00741702
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00741702