Status:
COMPLETED
Management of Hypertension Utilizing Trained Community Health Worker in Rural Municipalities of Nepal
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
Nepal Development Society
Conditions:
Hypertension,Essential
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators will evaluate whether a system involving Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) and facility-based community health workers (FB-CHWs) of Health Post (Auxiliary Health Workers, Au...
Detailed Description
Despite a large body of evidence on the effectiveness of hypertension treatment in reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, the control rate of hypertension is low in many low and middle-incom...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria
- Between 25-70 years old
- Systolic blood pressure 140-179 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure 90-119 mmHg
- Do not have a plan to leave the study municipality within a year
- Exclusion criteria
- Use of antihypertensive medication in the last two weeks
- History of stroke, heart attack, heart failure, or chronic kidney disease
- History of diabetes meritus
- Pregnant or any plan to be pregnant in a year
- Breastfeeding
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 27 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 20 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
1428 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04521582
Start Date
April 27 2021
End Date
July 20 2022
Last Update
July 29 2022
Active Locations (2)
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1
Rupa Rural Municipality
Kāski̇̄, Gandaki, Nepal, 33700
2
Biruwa Rural Municipality
Syāṅjā, Gandaki, Nepal, 33800