Community Health Worker-led Hypertension Management
Recruiting · NCT06444308 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
CommCare Application without CDSCommCare with Mobile Clinical Decision Support (CDS) ApplicationRemote Supervision by Physicians
What this trial is about
This study is to determine if hypertension management by community health workers (CHW) supported by a mobile health application and remote physician supervision is non-inferior to management by a physician for the primary outcome of improvement in systolic blood pressure. The target population is patients with hypertension in rural Guatemala. Study duration will be 12-24 months.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Adults age 18 or greater with diagnosis of hypertension AND blood pressure (BP) greater than or equal to 140/90 OR currently taking antihypertensive medication.
- Ability to provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Pregnancy
- Severe comorbid condition(s) with life expectancy less than 1 year
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Community - San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala