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Lead
NYU Langone Health
With
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
The primary outcomes will be (1) within-patient change in systolic and diastolic BP from baseline to 6 months and (2) CRC screening rates as determined by colonoscopy report or fecal immunochemical test (FIT) result from the primary care provider at 6 months. Blood pressure will be assessed with an automated digital BP monitor based on American Heart Association guidelines.1 CRC screening will be assessed by self-report and verified with medical records and/or the actual colonoscopy or FIT report from participants' providers.
Age
50–any
Sex
MALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Participants must be age 50 years or older
Participants must have a working telephone (a necessary criterion since much of the interventions are telephone based)
Self-identified as a black or African American and male
Have uncontrolled hypertension defined as SBP\>135 mmHg or DBP\>85 mmHg and SBP \>130 mmHg or DBP \>80 mmHg (in those with diabetes) at the screening
Have a need for CRC screening defined as: 1) no colonoscopy in the last 10 years; 2) no Flexible sigmoidoscopy, Digital Contrast Barium Enema or CT-colonoscopy in the last 5 years, or 3) no Fecal Immunochemical Test or Fecal Occult Blood Test in the last 12 months.
All participants must be fluent in English. Certain measures used have not been verified in other languages.
You may not be if
Inability to comply with the study protocol (either self-selected or by indicating during screening that he could not complete all requested tasks).
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