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Effect of Health Extension Workers led home-based intervention on Hypertension management in northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Circulatory System
Registration Number
PACTR202102729454417
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Gondar
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
456
Inclusion Criteria

Eligiblity criteria for participants: Adult population aged 25 years and more with newly diagnosed hypertension (130/80 mmHg and more averaged over two readings) during home based hypertension screening performed by trained HEWs and the data collectors; individuals who know their hypertension status but not engaged in hypertension care, and those engaged in hypertension care but defaulted will be eligible to evaluate the effect of HEWs led home based intervention on clinical linkage.
Adult population with high BP identified during the home based hypertension screening and those linked but uncontrolled hypertension (130/80 mmHg and more averaged over two readings) are eligible for evaluating the effect of HEWs led home based intervention on lifestyle and medication adherence, blood pressure change, and blood pressure control.
Eligiblity criteria for clusters: Clusters having at least two working health extension workers are eligible for the study and selected during home based hypertension screening.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women
Patients with HTN requiring immediate hospitalization
Patients who were/are on renal dialysis or transplant
Patients participated in a previous CVD study
Patients who had a history of heart attack, stroke, or congestive heart failure

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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