An interventional study of Parish nurse visit in Hypertension, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-14.
Sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Faith community nursing programs have grown out of churches as a response to the inequity of healthcare delivery to uninsured and underinsured communities. These programs provide outreach to community members and extend their services beyond just the parishioners of the churches, reaching more uninsured people than traditional medical services. Although faith community nursing programs have been established throughout the United States, no evaluation of these programs has been done. QueensCare is taking the lead in measuring the effect of parish nurses on health outcomes. In this project we have one specific aim: to measure the effect of parish nurse visits on blood pressure control on community-dwelling hypertensive patients. Our study will involve recruiting hypertensive patients from parish nurse led health fairs and interviewing subjects at the time of recruitment. Patients will either be randomized to parish nurse visits or primary care physician appointments. We will have a 4-month follow-up period with a re-check of blood pressures and an exit interview of the patient. From this study, we hope to better understand if parish nurse visits improve blood pressure and medication compliance among hypertensive patients.
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Exclusion Criteria:
assisted appointment with physician
Other: Parish nurse visit
One visit with the parish nurse in 2 weeks
Drop of 12.5 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure
Time frame: within 4 months
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