A clinical trial evaluating pharmacist-guided self-management of hypertension among veterans with CKD, rationale and study design.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) associates with high morbidity and mortality due to CKD progression and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Blood pressure (BP) lowering reduces the risk of CVD and CKD progression. Despite the large number of BP medications available, a significant proportion of patients with CKD have BP above the goal. The current practice involves licensed providers performing medication titrations to achieve BP goals and is associated with limited patient engagement. Here, we evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacist-guided patient-driven titration of BP medications in CKD.

Study design

Randomized clinical trial.

Setting & participants

One hundred and sixty Veterans with uncontrolled hypertension and either stage 2 CKD with albuminuria o

SUBMITTER: Good M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12702138 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature