Pharmacist and community health worker team to help people with high blood pressure take their medicines
Pharmacist-CHW Team to Improve Medication Adherence and Reduce Hypertension Disparities
A pharmacist paired with a community health worker will work with African-American, Latino, and Vietnamese patients who have high blood pressure and trouble taking multiple medicines to help them stick to their prescriptions.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Arizona NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Tucson, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11375260 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If I join, a clinical pharmacist and a community health worker will work together with me to understand my beliefs, barriers, and medicines and help me manage my blood pressure. They will provide culturally tailored education, navigation support for access to care, and practical strategies for taking multiple medications. The program (called IMPaCT) is being tested in a practice-based randomized trial that compares this coordinated approach to usual care for high-risk patients with low adherence. The team will track medication adherence and blood pressure outcomes over time among African-American, Latino, and Vietnamese immigrant patients.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults with hypertension who are African-American, Latino, or Vietnamese immigrants, taking multiple blood-pressure medications and who have low medication adherence are the ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People without high blood pressure, those who already take their medications reliably, or those not served by the participating clinics may be unlikely to benefit directly.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: This approach could help people take their medicines more consistently and lower blood pressure, especially in communities facing cultural and access barriers.
How similar studies have performed: Previous pharmacist-led and community health worker programs have shown promise for improving adherence and blood pressure, but this combined, culturally tailored intervention in a randomized trial is a newer approach.
Where this research is happening
Tucson, United States
- University of Arizona — Tucson, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Lee, Jeannie Kim — University of Arizona
- Study coordinator: Lee, Jeannie Kim
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.