Church-based Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure in African Americans
This is a 12-month behavioral cluster-randomized trial testing a church-based intervention to reduce blood pressure in African Americans with uncontrolled blood pressure.
| Condition(s) | Hypertension |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | This is a 12-month behavioral cluster-randomized trial testing a church-based intervention to reduce blood pressure in African Americans with uncontrolled blood pressure. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: Churches: * At least 75 members and ability to recruit 15 study participants * Predominantly African American congregants Participants: * Age 18 or older * Has blood pressure readings with uncontrolled blood pressure, defined as exceeding the blood thresholds for initiation of antihypertensive medication according to the 2017 American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines. \- The thresholds are 140/90 for the general population \< 65 years old, and 130/80 for individuals ≥ 65 or with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or high cardiovascular risk (self-report of prior diagnosis of myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, stroke or heart failure) * Attends church (virtually or in-person) at least once per month * Able to attend weekly |
| Ages | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | Rush University Medical Center |
| Locations | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Start date | 2022-03-15 |
| NCT ID | NCT05220332 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05220332 |