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Coaching and Navigation by Community Health Workers (CHWs) Through Telehealth for High-risk Hypertension
Led by Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Updated on 2026-03-18
3620
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
176 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
W
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The investigators propose an intervention that leverages the success of Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) and telehealth to connect patients with severe hypertension from Emergency Department (ED) to primary care resources and to coach them to adopt evidence-based, practical lifestyle solutions relevant to urban living. The investigators have proposed this intervention as "Coaching and Navigation by Community Health Workers (CHWs) through Telehealth for High-risk Hypertension: CONNECT-HTN intervention. The investigators hypothesize that participants receiving the CONNECT-HTN intervention will have a lower likelihood of experiencing a major cardiac event compared with those referred to clinic-based care.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Coaching and Navigation by Community Health Workers (CHWs) Through Telehealth for High-risk Hypertension
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Must be over the age of 18 years
- Have an Emergency Department triage systolic blood pressure greater than 180 and/or diastolic blood pressure greater than 110, with a repeat similar reading at least 30 minutes after triage
- May have received treatment for elevated blood pressure but must have no evidence of end-organ damage such as acute stroke, acute coronary syndrome, acute kidney injury, or papilledema
- May be admitted for deranged blood pressure only without complications or may be stable for discharge as determined by the treating emergency physician
- Include referrals from the clinic to the Emergency Department with systolic and diastolic blood pressure values in the inclusion range
- Can provide informed consent
- Can receive phone calls and in-person visits; smartphone ownership is not required
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant patients
- Terminally ill patients
- Patients requiring hospital admission due to severe complications other than deranged blood pressure
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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2
Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha Campus (DUHS)
Karachi, Pakistan
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3
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC)
Karachi, Pakistan
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4
Sindh Institute of Emergency and Health Sciences (SIEHS)
Karachi, Pakistan
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Research Team
J
Junaid A Razzak, MD PhD FACEP
CONTACT
S
Sheza Hassan, MD MSc
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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