National Blood Pressure Screening in Children to Improve Paediatric Healthcare in South Africa
Recruiting · NCT05982847 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: North-West University, South Africa
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What this trial is about
The Childhood Hypertension Consortium of South Africa (CHCSA) was established to foster relationships between the healthcare sector and schools through community engagement and outreach as well as contributing to the decolonization of normative paediatric blood pressure reference values. To date, there has been no nation-wide project in South Africa to determine nationally representative normal blood pressure reference values, nor to estimate the true prevalence of hypertension in the paediatric population of the country. This study will provide critical information on the understanding of blood pressure and hypertension in children, especially of African ancestry. Not only will this effort contribute to the development of the first nationally representative normal reference values of blood pressure but will also benefit healthcare providers in the sector with a clear guideline on the management of high blood pressure in children as developed by experts working with these challenges daily.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- All children between ages 5-\<18 years
- All children with voluntary assent/consent and parent's permission
Exclusion criteria
- circumstances interfere with the participant's ability to give informed consent (diminished understanding or comprehension, or any language barriers that may pose potential risk in participation under false expectations)
- randomly selected children who choose not to participate (lack of assent/consent), even if parent's permission was received,
- conditions that interfere with a patient's ability to follow study guidelines, e.g., the use of drugs, alcohol or tobacco products
- ages \>18 years or under 5 years
- Children will be excluded from the analysis for the determination of normative reference values for blood pressure and anthropometry if taking certain concomitant medication(s) that may affect their blood pressure, or any underlying disease e.g., chronic kidney disease, chronic heart disease etc. that may raise blood pressure.
Where it is running
11 locations listed.
- University of Zurich - Zurich, Switzerland
- Walter Sisulu University - Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University - Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- University of the Free State - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
- University of the Witwatersrand - Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- University of KwaZulu-Natal - Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- University of Limpopo - Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa
- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University - Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
- Red Cross War Memorial Children Hospital - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- South African Medical Research Council - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- University of Cape Town - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa