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Clinical Trials/PACTR202102729454417
PACTR202102729454417CompletedPhase 4

Effect of Health Extension Workers led home-based intervention on Hypertension management in northwest Ethiopia, 2021:Cluster Randomomized controlled Trial

niversity of Gondar0 sites456 target enrollmentStarted: February 9, 2021Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
456

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
19 Year(s) to 44 Year(s) (—)
Sex
All

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

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Gondar

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