Center for Stroke Disparities Solution - Community Transitions Intervention

NCT01918891 — Not applicable, Completed, 495 participants, Visiting Nurse Service of New York

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Center for Stroke Disparities Solution (CSDS) Project II: Community Transitions Intervention (CTI)

RegistryNCT01918891, acronym CSDS
StatusCompleted
PhaseNot applicable
Study typeInterventional; randomized, parallel, masking: single, treatment
Enrollment495 (Actual)
SponsorVisiting Nurse Service of New York (Other); collaborators: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NYU Langone Health, Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Columbia University
ConditionsHypertension, Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack
InterventionsNurse Practitioner Only, Nurse Practitioner + Health Coach (Behavioral)
Datesstart 2012-09-01, primary completion 2018-06-01, completion 2018-06-01, first posted 2013-08-08, last updated 2019-10-01
Locations1 site in United States

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All trials for Hypertension All trials for Stroke All trials of Nurse Practitioner Only All trials of Nurse Practitioner + Health Coach

-Summary

The Stroke CTI study is a 3 arm randomized, controlled trial designed to assess the effectiveness of a nurse practitioner (NP) only and a NP and health coach (HC) community transitions intervention (CTI) in reducing secondary stroke risk by helping patients lower their systolic blood pressure.

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+Detailed description

Targeted study participants are Black and Hispanic patients with a history of stroke and a current systolic blood pressure (BP) above JNC7 recommended range (>=140 mmHg) who recently entered home care service. The NP only program will provide a 30 day intervention while the NP/HC team will provide 3 months of support via in-home and telephone encounters for patients randomized to one of these groups. In the first 30 days post-enrollment the NP will focus on medical case management and coordination with primary care providers and specialists, provide self-management coaching, and intervene if gaps in care are identified - all with a focus on BP reduction and preparing the patient for ongoing BP maintenance. As applicable, the HC will pick up the case after 30 days and follow up with the plan of care jointly established by the patient, NP and HC. The focus will be on ongoing self-management coaching, providing preparation support for physician visits, and linking patient to additional community resources, as needed.

+Arms and interventions

ArmTypeInterventionsDescription
Usual Home CareNo interventionRegardless of study arm, all patients will receive usual home health services: a physician-ordered plan of care; skilled nursing and/or therapy services as prescribed by the MD; patient education, monitoring and hands-on care; and home health aide services depending on functional deficits and availability of unpaid caregivers.
Nurse Practitioner + Health CoachExperimentalBehavioral: Nurse Practitioner Only; Behavioral: Nurse Practitioner + Health CoachThe NP + HC arm will include the same protocol as the NP only arm plus 30 additional days of support. The HC will pick up the case after the initial 30 days and follow up with the plan of care jointly established by the patient, NP and HC. The focus will be on ongoing self-management coaching, providing preparation support for physician visits, and linking patient to additional community resources, as needed.
Nurse Practitioner OnlyExperimentalBehavioral: Nurse Practitioner OnlyThe NP only program will provide a 30 day intervention via in-home and telephone encounters for patients randomized to this group. In the first 30 days post-enrollment the NP will focus on medical case management and coordination with primary care providers and specialists, provide self-management coaching, and intervene if gaps in care are identified - all with a focus on BP reduction and preparing the patient for ongoing BP maintenance.
  • Nurse Practitioner Only (Behavioral)
  • Nurse Practitioner + Health Coach (Behavioral)

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

  • Reduction of systolic blood pressure [Baseline to 3 and 12 months.]: Patients randomized to the NP only and the NP+HC transitional care interventions will have greater 3 and 12 month reduction in SBP than patients in Usual Home Care.

Secondary outcomes

  • Cost-effectiveness of NP-only and NP+HC relative to UHC [VNSNY home care admission to 3 and 12 months post admission]: Both interventions will be more costly but more cost-effective than usual home care.
  • Influence on post-stroke patients' function and health-related quality of life (QoL) [Baseline to 3 and 12 months]: Both interventions will yield significant comparative improvements in function and health-related QoL; NP+HC will be more effective than NP-only.

Other outcomes

  • Moderators and mediators that may affect treatment outcomes [Baseline to 3 and 12 months]: Exploratory aim to examine potential moderating/mediating variables which may include: moderators - race/ethnicity (i.e., Black/Hispanic differences), baseline HTN severity (Stage I vs. Stage II); mediators - 1) changes in health behaviors (i.e., diet, physical activity, weight loss, medication adherence); and 2) antihypertensive medication intensification (i.e., adding, changing dose, or changing class of medications).

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: 21 Years to any

Inclusion Criteria:

* Newly admitted to the VNSNY post acute care program
* 21 years of age or older
* Black and/or Hispanic
* Speaks English or Spanish
* History of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
* Hypertension diagnosis
* Average screening systolic BP >= 140 mmHg
* Is available to participate in intervention activities during the study timeframe if randomized to treatment group

Exclusion Criteria:

* Dialysis
* End stage renal disease
* Kidney transplant
* Severe heart failure
* Significant cognitive impairment. Unable to provide informed consent, accurate self-report, and/or unable to participate effectively in intervention
* Significant verbal speech impairment. Unable to participate in intervention telephone sessions
* Patients with upper arm circumference outside of valid use parameters for the automated device used for eligibility screening

+Locations (1)

FacilityCityCountryStatus
Visiting Nurse Service of New YorkNew York, New YorkUnited States

+Publications

  • Results publication: Osakwe ZT, Barron Y, McDonald MV, Feldman PH. Effect of Nurse Practitioner Interventions on Hospitalizations in the Community Transitions Intervention Trial. Nurs Res. 2021 Jul-Aug 01;70(4):266-272. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000508. PMID 34160182
  • Results publication: Feldman PH, McDonald MV, Trachtenberg M, Trifilio M, Onorato N, Sridharan S, Silver S, Eimicke J, Teresi J. Reducing Hypertension in a Poststroke Black and Hispanic Home Care Population: Results of a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Hypertens. 2020 Apr 1;33(4):362-370. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpz148. PMID 31541606
  • Results publication: Feldman PH, McDonald MV, Trachtenberg MA, Schoenthaler A, Coyne N, Teresi J. Center for stroke disparities solutions community- based care transition interventions: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Jan 27;16:32. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0550-3. PMID 25622823

+Investigators

+Funding

NIH grants: U54NS081765