Walk Together: A Family-Based Intervention for Hypertension In African Americans

Description

The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a novel family-based hypertension self-management intervention, Walk Together, adapted from an existing empirically-supported dyadic intervention, for implementation in primary care.

Conditions

Hypertension, Family Relations

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a novel family-based hypertension self-management intervention, Walk Together, adapted from an existing empirically-supported dyadic intervention, for implementation in primary care.

Walk Together: A Family-Based Intervention for Hypertension In African Americans

Walk Together: A Family-Based Intervention for Hypertension In African Americans

Condition
Hypertension
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Dallas

UT Southwestern Family Medicine Clinic at Texas Health Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75231

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Black or African American
  • * Age 18 to 75
  • * Two blood pressure values ≥ 130/ ≥ 80 in 12 months prior
  • * Available family support person to join the intervention who agrees to participate
  • * English-speaking
  • * Family support person is under the age of 18
  • * Documented cognitive impairment in patient's medical record
  • * Presence of severe psychiatric condition (i.e., current psychotic disorder or suicidality)
  • * Participation in prior hypertension health education intervention
  • * Prior participation in formative study activities (i.e., study focus groups)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,

Sarah Woods, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2025-03-31