Implementation of a Beauty Salon-Based Strategy for Blood Pressure Management Among Women
Recruiting · NCT07042386 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
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CROWN InterventionEnhanced Usual Care
What this trial is about
CROWN is a two-arm, cluster-randomized pilot trial testing the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a salon-based cardiovascular intervention - training stylists as Heart Health Stylists to conduct in-salon blood pressure screenings, home monitoring with telehealth support, community health-worker coaching, and pharmacist-led medication management - among Black and Hispanic women with hypertension.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 79 Years
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Women are eligible if:
- At least 18 years old
- Self-identify as Black/African American or Hispanic
- Have an average seated systolic blood pressure of 130 mmHg or higher on initial salon screening, and
- Have visited the participating salons at least twice in the past six months.
Exclusion criteria
- Women are excluded if:
- Pregnant or planning pregnancy during the study period
- Have end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis
- Have serious medical conditions limiting life expectancy to less than 12 months
- Currently participating in other cardiovascular intervention studies
- Have severe cognitive impairment, impeding informed consent
- Unable to operate blood pressure monitoring equipment after training
- Plan to relocate outside the study area within 6 months
- Have documented adverse reactions to blood pressure cuff usage.
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, Maryland, United States