Table 1 HIP eligibility criteria
From: Hypertension Improvement Project (HIP): study protocol and implementation challenges
Inclusion criteria | • Receiving primary care from a randomized physician |
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|  | • Diagnosis of hypertension: Average SBP ≥ 140 mm Hg and/or DBP ≥ 90 mm Hg on at least 2 clinic visits in the past 12 months or taking antihypertensive medication |
|  | • Age 25 years or older at the time of the initial screening visit |
|  | • Willing and able to participate fully in all aspects of the intervention |
Exclusion criteria | • Cardiovascular event within the past 6 months (if more remote history, eligible with MD approval) |
|  | • Chronic kidney disease (estimated GFR < 60 ml/min) |
|  | • Planning to leave the area prior to the anticipated end of participation |
|  | • Pregnant, breast feeding, or planning pregnancy prior to the end of participation |
|  | • Current participation in another clinical trial |
|  | • Investigator discretion for safety or adherence reasons |
|  | • Household member of another HIP participant or of an HIP staff member |