Imama Naqvi
Columbia University, NY·Medicine & Clinical Research·Early-career
About half of stroke survivors face a higher risk of a second stroke within three months, so the first months after a stroke are a critical window for prevention. High blood pressure (BP) is the most important risk factor that patients can change, yet it often stays poorly controlled because patients do not take their medication consistently.
- Fields
Medicine & Clinical Research
Public Health & Epidemiology
Psychology
- Topics
stroke
hypertension
blood pressure control
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Jun 2029
What they work on
- Identify and culturally adapt motivational interviewing content on blood pressure control and physical activity for stroke survivors, with input from diverse local patients and providers.
- Develop automated English and Spanish infographics that show each patient's own self-monitoring data to support motivational interviewing during the three months after a stroke.
- Run a pilot feasibility trial modeled on the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) to determine which telehealth components are workable for BP control, physical activity or both.
- Explore early efficacy of the intervention and whether improved self-regulation drives changes in medication adherence and physical activity.
More about the research
This problem is especially common among Hispanic and Black patients, the groups in which strokes are increasing fastest. Physical activity (PA), which helps lower blood pressure, is also low after a stroke. Behavioral and medical approaches could prevent many repeat strokes, but practical programs are scarce.
Why it matters
Recurrent stroke is common in the first months after a stroke, and Hispanic and Black patients in underserved urban communities face poorer blood pressure control. A scalable telehealth program that improves medication adherence and physical activity could help these stroke survivors lower their risk of a second stroke. Learning which program components work could guide more targeted, patient-centered prevention.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
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Michael Stein
Boston University, MA·Medicine & Clinical Research
Test whether Behavioral Activation, Attendance Reinforcement and Peer Motivational Interviewing improve six-month buprenorphine retention, using a factorial randomized trial of 240 patients in office-based addiction care.
The school
Columbia University: 89 labs on PI Pages, $1.4B a year on research, 625 research doctorates a year.
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