Status:
RECRUITING
Engaging Religious Leaders to Reduce Blood Pressures in Tanzanian Communities
Lead Sponsor:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
35+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that communities in which religious leaders are provided with education about blood pressure and how to measure blood pressure will have lower overall average blood press...
Detailed Description
This research is being done to determine whether the Religious Engagement in Health Intervention can reduce community blood pressure. The study is being conducted in the Northwestern Tanzania. 20 comm...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult ≥35 years of age
- Has lived in the community for ≥1 year
- Household identified for random sampling is primary residence: has slept in the household at least once in the past 2 weeks and considers this their primary residence
Exclusion
- First-degree relative from the same household already enrolled
- Relative of the same sex from the same household already enrolled
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 22 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
24000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05416372
Start Date
June 22 2022
End Date
December 1 2027
Last Update
October 1 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Community
Wards, Mwanza, Geita, and Simiyu Regions, Tanzania