New coaching program aims to boost medication adherence in older hypertensive patients
NCT ID NCT05183763
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a health coaching program called STAR-MAP to help older adults (age 40+) with high blood pressure take their medication regularly. About 402 participants with uncontrolled blood pressure and low medication adherence will be recruited through a Louisiana health insurer. They will be randomly assigned to receive either health coaching sessions plus reminder tools, or reminder tools alone, and will be followed for two years to see if the coaching improves medication taking, blood pressure control, and quality of life.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 402 people
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- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * fully insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBSLA) * continuously enrolled in BCBSLA for one year * planning to remain a member of BCBSLA for next year * English-speaking * telephone access * aged ≥40 years * diagnosis of essential hypertension (ICD-10-CM code I10) * currently filling antihypertensive medication * low antihypertensive medication refill (proportion of days covered (PDC) \<0.8) * low self-report adherence (4-item Krousel-Wood Medication Adherence Scale (K-Wood-MAS-4) score ≥1) * uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) (systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥80 mm Hg) * desire to improve BP Exclusion Criteria: * living in a household with someone already enrolled in the study * enrollment in another clinical trial for drug adherence or BP control * moderate to severe cognitive impairment
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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LSU Health Sciences Shreveport Clinical Trials Office
RECRUITINGShreveport, Louisiana, 71101, United States
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
RECRUITINGBaton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States
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Tulane Doctors Dermatology & Multispecialty Clinic
RECRUITINGCovington, Louisiana, 70433, United States
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Tulane Doctors Heart & Vascular and Primary Care Clinic
RECRUITINGMetairie, Louisiana, 70002, United States
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Tulane University Clinical and Translational Unit
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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