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Study NCT ID: NCT00248937
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2008-04-03
First Post: 2005-11-03

Brief Title: A Pilot Study of Changing Medication Adherence In Hypertensive African-American Patients
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Organization: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Overview

Official Title: A Pilot Study of Changing Medication Adherence In Hypertensive African-American Patients
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2008-04
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: We will conduct an empirical test of the two intervention approaches under study Specifically we seek to determine the potential differential impact of positive affect induction and self affirmation
Detailed Description: We are interested in achieving an empirical test of the two intervention approaches under study Specifically we seek to determine the potential differential impact of positive affect induction and self affirmation following the qualitative phase

1 Positive affect induction We will tests two types of positive affect induction 1 sending patients a small gift and 2 reminding patients of positive thoughts about themselves

Gift Prior to a telephone call patients in the positive affect condition will receive a small gift

Positive thoughts about themselves Patients will be asked to describe a time when someone was helpful to them and they felt good about it and were nice to them in return
2 Self affirmation consists of a series of items reminding people of their core values
3 Control Control patients will have neither self affirmation nor gifts

Follow-up At two weeks after enrollment all patients will be called to ascertain impact of the pilot intervention

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None