Blood Pressure-Improving Control Among Alaska Native People" (BP-ICAN) (CHAR2)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03872856 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : March 13, 2019
Last Update Posted : May 13, 2022
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The investigators have designed a group randomized, multi-level, sustainable stroke and cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention trial - "Blood Pressure: Improving Control among Alaska Native People" (BP-ICAN) - that targets blood pressure control among Alaska Native and American Indian people diagnosed with hypertension. Washington State University will assist with design, provides general scientific and clinical consulting, will help guide implementation and conduct statistical analyses. The purpose of the study is to see if monitoring blood pressure at home improves the management of hypertension.
Participants will include adults who have a diagnosis of hypertension and have not achieved blood pressure control. During the pandemic, blood pressure control will be assessed during a week long study of home blood pressure readings. This study will include both a control arm (treatment as usual) and an intervention arm. Primary Care Center (PCC) provider teams and associated panels of Alaska Native or American Indian (ANAI) adults will be randomized into the control or intervention arm. The investigators will recruit up to 10 ANAI adults per PCC provider for a total of 324 participants.
Intervention participants will receive a home blood pressure monitor (HBPM), upload personal home blood pressure values into a data mall, and be encouraged to communicate with providers and pharmacists about HBPM results using an online electronic health record application, telephone, or other existing clinical processes. HBPM measurements for each intervention arm participant will be provided to provider teams and integrated pharmacists. Control participants will receive care as usual.
The investigators will collect data from study participants in both the intervention and control arms over a 12 month period. Participants will meet with investigators at time of consent (baseline), and 3, 6, and 12 months after baseline. At each visit, participants will have blood pressure measured using 3 methods (aneroid sphygmomanometer, automated Omron upper arm cuff device, and automated Omron wrist cuff device), complete surveys, and have height, weight, and arm circumference measured. In-person measures are omitted during the pandemic and only one method of blood pressure measurement is used (upper arm cuff device). Clinical and service utilization information will be electronically queried with participant consent.
The investigators will examine whether participants in the intervention arm have better blood pressure control at the end of the 12 month period than participants in the control arm.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hypertension | Device: BP-ICAN | Not Applicable |

Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 324 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Group randomized comparison trial |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Intervention for Self-Management of High Blood Pressure Among Alaska Native People |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 19, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 31, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 30, 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: BP-ICAN
Participants in the BP-ICAN arm will receive a home blood pressure monitor to be used twice daily for 12 months. Participants' home blood pressure measurements will be shared with their provider and participants will receive a series of text messages including topics on the importance of managing hypertension, reminders to measure blood pressure with their device, and motivational messages on diet and exercise.
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Device: BP-ICAN
One of two home blood pressure monitor devices will be used.
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No Intervention: Control
Participants in the control arm will receive care as usual for the treatment of hypertension
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- Individual-level: within-person change in systolic blood pressure [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Examine change in systolic blood pressure (mmHg) between participants in the intervention group compared to the control group.
- Provider-level: frequency of antihypertensive medication adjustments [ Time Frame: 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months ]Examine number of medication adjustments (new prescription or change in dose of antihypertensive medications) between participants in the intervention group compared to the control group.
- System-level: change in systolic blood pressure for all patients with hypertension [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Examine change in systolic blood pressure (mmHg) between all patients whose providers are in the intervention group (receiving automated alerts about high blood pressure and pharmacist support), compared to patients whose providers are in the control group (do not receive alerts and pharmacist support).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- At least one visit to SCF providers or Community Health Aides within the previous year
- Alaska Native or American Indian
- At least 18 years old
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Meet one of the following two conditions:
I. Hypertension diagnosis and 1 SBP >= 140 mmHg in past 24 months in EHR, AND
- SBP >= 140 mmHg at research visit or from the mean of BP measures during the home screening period, OR
- SBP 130-139 mmHg at research visit or from the mean of BP measures during the home screening period plus at least one comorbid condition as stated in AHA guidelines (cardiovascular disease, heart failure, stroke, atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease, kidney transplant, or diabetes) II. No hypertension diagnosis but 1 SBP >= 140 mmHg in past 18 months in EHR, AND
- SBP >=140mmHg at research visit or from the mean of BP measures during the home screening period, OR
- SBP 130-139 mmHg at research visit or from the mean of BP measures during the home screening period plus at least one comorbid condition as stated in AHA guidelines (cardiovascular disease, heart failure, stroke, atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease, kidney transplant, or diabetes)
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Willingness and ability to use a HBPM
- Willingness to complete the necessary data collection procedures, including transmission of BP measurements and permission for study staff to access EHR and/or PHR data.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03872856
Contact: Denise A Dillard, PhD | 9077298518 | dadillard@southcentralfoundation.com | |
Contact: Michele Freeman | 9077295205 | mfreeman@southcentralfoundation.com |
United States, Alaska | |
Anchorage Native Primary Care Center | Recruiting |
Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508 | |
Contact: Denise A Dillard, PhD 907-729-8518 dadillard@scf.cc | |
Contact: Steve Tierney, MD 907-729-3340 stierney@scf.cc | |
Principal Investigator: Denise A Dillard, PhD | |
Benteh Nuutah Valley Native Primary Care Center | Recruiting |
Wasilla, Alaska, United States, 99645 | |
Contact: Denise A Dillard, PhD 907-729-8518 dadillard@scf.cc | |
Contact: Steve Tierney, MD 907-729-3340 stierney@scf.cc | |
Principal Investigator: Denise A Dillard, PhD |
Principal Investigator: | Denise A Dillard, PhD | Southcentral Foundation |
Documents provided by Denise Dillard, Southcentral Foundation:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Denise Dillard, Director of Research, Southcentral Foundation |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03872856 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BP-ICAN-1U54MD011240-01 2017-08-038 ( Other Identifier: Alaska Area Institutional Review Board ) |
First Posted: | March 13, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 13, 2022 |
Last Verified: | May 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
High Blood Pressure Alaska Native and American Indian Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Self-efficacy Primary Care |
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