Status:
COMPLETED
Addressing Hypertension Care in Africa
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Johns Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World
Conditions:
Hypertension
Diabetes
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A pilot cluster randomized control trial to test the feasibility of a multilevel, nurse-led, mobile health enhanced intervention in patients with uncontrolled hypertension in Ghana
Detailed Description
This is a two-arm pilot cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 240 participants with uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) with the healthcare setting as the unit of randomization and patients ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients will be included if they are 18-70 years old;
- Male or female
- Uncontrolled hypertension (SBP ≥140 mm Hg) based upon last outpatient encounter within the previous three months
- Patients with previous strokes, coronary artery disease, up to stage three kidney disease and diabetes mellitus meeting BP cut-off criteria will be eligible for enrollment.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if they fail to meet any of the above inclusion criteria
- Severe cognitive impairment/dementia (Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≤24)
- Severe global disability (modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score ≥3)
- Not able to independently follow blood pressure measurement protocol or use of Smartphone for study protocol or without a care-giver to assist with BP monitoring at home
- Patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<30ml/min
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 14 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
240 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04010344
Start Date
July 14 2019
End Date
December 30 2024
Last Update
January 17 2025
Active Locations (4)
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1
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
2
Kumasi South Hospital
Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
3
Manhyia Government Hospital
Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
4
Suntreso Government Hospital
Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana