Process evaluation protocol for a cluster randomised trial of a complex, nurse-led intervention to improve hypertension management in India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

India has high prevalence of hypertension but low awareness, treatment and control rate. A cluster randomised trial entitled 'm-Power Heart Project' is being implemented to test the effectiveness of a nurse care coordinator (NCC) led complex intervention to address uncontrolled hypertension in the community health centres (CHCs). The trial's process evaluation will assess the fidelity and quality of implementation, clarify the causal mechanisms and identify the contextual factors associated with variation in the outcomes. The trial will use a theory-based mixed-methods process evaluation, guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

Methods and analysis

The process evaluation will be conducted in the CHCs of Visakhapatnam (southern India). T

SUBMITTER: Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530308 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature