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Blacks Receiving Interventions for Depression and Gaining Empowerment (BRIDGE)
PI: Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH
The “Patient Centered Depression Care for African Americans” study, also known as the BRIDGE study ( Blacks Receiving Interventions for Depression and Gaining Empowerment), was a randomized controlled trial, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The study included educational programs for 27 clinicians and 132 of their African American patients aimed at improving patient-clinician communication about management of depression, increasing treatment adherence, and reducing ethnic disparities in mental health. The study was conducted from 2003 to 2008. |
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Patient-Physician Partnership to Improve Blood Pressure Adherence
(Triple P Study)
PI: Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH
The “Patient-Physician Partnership to Improve High Blood Pressure Adherence” was a randomized clinical trial funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The study included educational programs for 41 physicians and 279 patients aimed at improving patient-physician communication about management of hypertension and reducing ethnic and social disparities in health. The study was conducted from 2002 to 2007.
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Hopkins
Center to Eliminate Cardiovascular Disease Disparities (CVD Disparities Center)
PI: Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH
Center’s Goal: Our main goal is to improve racial disparities in cardiovascular health outcomes for patients living in Baltimore, Maryland through a multi-pronged approach which includes studies to improve the health care of patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
Center’s Strategy: We are employing community-based participatory research principles to build strong ties among researchers, community members, health care provider networks, and health care policy makers. By obtaining feedback from these community stakeholders, we will develop tailored interventions designed to have a sustainable impact on cardiovascular disease disparities in Baltimore.
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