Published by Advance Educational Institute and Research Centre
International Journal of Endorsing
HEALTH SCIENCE RESEARCH
Study Protocol
Impact of educational intervention on
hypertension management by primary care
physician (PUMP trial).
Tariq Ashraf
1
, Kanwal Fatima
2
, Asif Nadeem
3
,
Arslan Masood
4
, Mahmood Ul Hassan
5
, Haseeb Raza
6
,
M Abdur Rauf
7
, Jalal Ud Din
8
, Saeedullah Shah
9
,
Fayza Khan
10
, Zubair Akram
11
, Muhammad Ishaque
1
&
Bashir Hanif
12
1
Karachi Institute of Heart Disease, Karachi-Pakistan.
2
National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Karachi-
Pakistan.
3
Armed Forces Institute of cardiology, Rawalpindi-
Pakistan.
4
Allama Iqbal Medical college, Lahore-Pakistan.
5
Hayat Abad Medical Complex, Peshawar-Pakistan.
6
Mukhtar A. Sheikh Hospital, Multan-Pakistan.
7
Kuwait Teaching Hospital, Peshawar-Pakistan.
8
Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta-Pakistan.
9
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad-Pakistan.
10
Health Icon Medical Centre, Karachi-Pakistan.
11
Jinnah Hospital, Lahore-Pakistan.
12
Tabba Heart Institute, Karachi-Pakistan.
Abstract
Background: To date, no optimal way of organizing and delivering care to hypertensive patients at the
primary carer level has been identified, due to which a significant number of patients fail to meet the treatment
goals. The current study aims to observe hypertension educational intervention's effect on general physicians
(GPs) to indirectly improve blood pressure control and patient outcomes.
Methodology: In this randomized control trial, GPs will be divided into 2 groups and both groups will be
asked to fill hypertension awareness questionnaire at baseline and, after randomization. GPs of the group I
will receive (1 day) face-to-face education with structured educational material on hypertension management
strategies. GPs of group II will receive the print version of educational material (structured educational
material) on strategies of structured hypertension management. Both groups of GPs will recruit 10 (5 newly
diagnosed + 5 already diagnosed patients) from the study site. The patient will be asked to fill hypertension
awareness questionnaire at baseline and share a 12-hour blood pressure measurement. GPs and patients will
be reassessed after 3 months of intervention.
Discussion: The purpose of designing this study is to observe the effect of hypertension educational
intervention for general physicians to improve blood pressure control and patient outcomes indirectly. Results
of this study may provide a basis for developing a hypertension educational program targeted at general
physicians.
Trial registration: The trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05038774.
Keywords
Educational Intervention, Hypertension Management, Primary Care Physicians.
Doi: 10.29052/IJEHSR.v9.i4.2021.559-564
Corresponding Author Email:
tariqash45@gmail.com
Received 05/09/2021
Accepted 11/10/2021
First Published 26/10/2021
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