Supporting GPs and people with hypertension to maximise medication use to control blood pressure: a pilot cluster RCT of the MIAMI intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a key modifiable risk factor for heart disease and stroke. International guidelines have highlighted 'poor adherence to treatment' and 'physician inertia' as major barriers to effective blood pressure management. The Maximising Adherence, Minimising Inertia (MIAMI) intervention, a theory-based complex intervention, supports General Practitioners (GPs) and people with hypertension in maximising medication use to manage blood pressure. This pilot cluster randomised control trial (RCT) aimed to collect and analyse feasibility data to refine the MIAMI intervention and assess the feasibility of a definitive RCT.

Method

A pilot cluster RCT with a MIAMI intervention arm and usual care control arm was conducted. Quantitative data c

SUBMITTER: Morrissey EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11549764 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature