Study of Medical Assistant Health Coaching in Primary Care for Patients With Chronic Conditions (HCPC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01220336 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 13, 2010
Last Update Posted : October 21, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Diabetes Hypertension Hyperlipidemia | Behavioral: Health coaching by medical assistants in primary care | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 441 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Study Start Date : | April 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Health Coaching |
Behavioral: Health coaching by medical assistants in primary care
Patients with uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia will receive health coaching by medical assistants working with primary care providers in the Teamlet Model [Bodenheimer 2007] for 12 months. |
- Composite clinical outcome measure- improvement in either HgA1C, SBP, or LDL [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Composite clinical outcome measure- improvement in either HgA1C, SBP, or LDL [ Time Frame: 24 months ]This second measurement of clinical outcomes will occurs one year after the end of the intervention.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Active patients at Mission Neighborhood Health Center, SF, USA or Southeast Health Center, SF, USA age 18-75 years Uncontrolled diabetes II, hypertension or hyperlipidemia Spanish or English speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
Cognitive dysfunction, mental health or physical condition that prevents participation in health coaching.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01220336
United States, California | |
Mission Neighborhood Health Center | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94110 | |
Southeast Health Center | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94124 |
Principal Investigator: | Ellen Chen, MD | University of California, San Francisco | |
Principal Investigator: | David Thom, MD, PhD | University of California, San Francisco |
Responsible Party: | Ellen Chen, Adjunct Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01220336 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
UCSF CEPC |
First Posted: | October 13, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 21, 2014 |
Last Verified: | October 2014 |
Hyperlipidemias Dyslipidemias Lipid Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases |