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A Team-Based Care for Hypertension Management (TBC-HTA)

A study testing TBC intervention in people with Hypertension, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois at 1 site in Switzerland.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a team-based care (TBC) intervention, combining physician, nurse and pharmacist care improves BP control compared to usual care at 6 months among outpatients with uncontrolled hypertension. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Hypertension
What is being tested?
TBC intervention
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
110 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
Sep 2014to Dec 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • treated patients with uncontrolled hypertension (defined as daytime systolic/diastolic ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) ≥135/85mmHg) taking one or two antihypertensive medications;
  • speak and understand French;
  • agree to use the same pharmacy's services for the whole duration of the study.

Who cannot join

  • unable to understand the study aim;
  • pregnancy and lactating;
  • livimg in a nursing home;
  • hospitalization during the recruitment period;
  • participation in another study;
  • daytime ABPM>180/110 mmHg.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Service de Néphrologie et Hypertension, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

    Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1011

    Valerie Santschi, PhD, 0041 21 641 38 24, v.santschi@ecolelasource.ch

    Michel Burnier, MD, 0041 21 314 11 29, michel.burnier@chuv.ch

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Team-Based Care for Hypertension Management (TBC-HTA): A Randomized Controlled Study

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a team-based care (TBC) intervention, combining physician, nurse and pharmacist care improves BP control compared to usual care at 6 months among outpatients with uncontrolled hypertension.

Conditions
Hypertension
Being tested
TBC intervention
Keywords
Hypertension, Team-based care, Collaboration, Healthcare professionals, Healthcare services
Medical subject headings
Hypertension

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • TBC interventionBehavioural

    A structured collaborative intervention delivered by trained nurses of ambulatory clinics and by community pharmacists working in collaboration with physicians during 6-month of follow-up includes:

    • BP measurements;
    • an educational and counselling intervention on patient adherence;
    • an educational and counselling intervention on lifestyle (physical activity and diet) Physicians adjust antihypertensive medications based on nurse and pharmacist feedback.
Study groups in NCT02511093
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
TBC interventionExperimentalA structured collaborative intervention delivered by trained nurses of ambulatory clinics and by community pharmacists working in collaboration with physicians during 6-month of follow-up includes: * BP measurements; * an educational and counselling intervention on patient adherence; * an educational and counselling intervention on lifestyle (physical activity and diet). Physicians adjust antihypertensive medications based on nurse and pharmacist feedback.
Receives: Behavioral: TBC intervention
Usual careNo interventionNot described

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Difference in daytime ABPM at 6-month between TBC and usual care patients

    Difference in daytime ABPM at 6-month between TBC and usual care patients

    Measured: 6-month

  2. Difference in the proportion of patients with controlled blood pressure (daytime ABPM <135/85 mmHg) at 6-month between TBC and usual care patients

    Difference in the proportion of patients with controlled blood pressure (daytime ABPM <135/85 mmHg) at 6-month between TBC and usual care patients

    Measured: 6-month

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Patients and healthcare professionals' acceptance and satisfaction with the TBC-intervention

    Patients and healthcare professionals' acceptance and satisfaction with the TBC-intervention

    Measured: 6-month

  2. Difference in the proportion of TBC and usual care patients with controlled blood pressure (daytime ABPM <135/85 mmHg) at 12-month (6 months after intervention stopped)

    Difference in the proportion of TBC and usual care patients with controlled blood pressure (daytime ABPM <135/85 mmHg) at 12-month (6 months after intervention stopped)

    Measured: 12-month

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Jul 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2014
  3. Primary completionJun 2018 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2018 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
110 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02511093
Sponsor's protocol ID
449/13
Acronym
TBC-HTA
Status last verified
Jul 2015
First submitted
27 Jul 2015
Last updated
29 Jul 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Santschi V, Wuerzner G, Pais B, Chiolero A, Schaller P, Cloutier L, Paradis G, Burnier M. Team-Based Care for Improving Hypertension Management: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Oct 25;8:760662. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.760662. eCollection 2021.

    PubMed 34760950
  • Santschi V, Wuerzner G, Chiolero A, Burnand B, Schaller P, Cloutier L, Paradis G, Burnier M. Team-based care for improving hypertension management among outpatients (TBC-HTA): study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2017 Jan 21;17(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s12872-017-0472-y.

    PubMed 28109266

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing TBC intervention in people with Hypertension, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois at 1 site in Switzerland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Jul 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Valerie Santschi, PhD (0041 21 641 38 24, v.santschi@ecolelasource.ch), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Difference in daytime ABPM at 6-month between TBC and usual care patients (time frame: 6-month). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02511093, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Jul 2015; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.

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