Hypertension

Scale up of implementation of a multidimensional intervention to enhance hypertension and diabetes care at the primary care setting: A protocol for a cluster-randomized study in Brazil

Am Heart JPublished Protocol for a cluster-randomised implementation study

Study context

Population
Patients ≥18 years with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus (DM), 5 Brazilian cities in a resource-constrained area, primary care
Participants
35 centres
Planned comparison
Multidimensional intervention vs usual care
  • Interventionn = 18
  • Usual caren = 17reference
Methodological detailsmixed-methods, scale-up implementation study, 12-month follow-up, Needs assessment (questionnaire, focus groups), 3-month baseline period, cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT), then qualitative study
  • Mixed-methods
  • Scale-up implementation study
  • 12-month follow-up
  • Needs assessment (questionnaire, focus groups), 3-month baseline period, cluster RCT, then qualitative study

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Scale up of implementation of a multidimensional intervention to enhance hypertension and diabetes care at the primary care setting: A protocol for a cluster-randomized study in Brazil. Am Heart J. Published 11 April 2023. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2023.04.006

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