Improving the control of hypertension among school teachers
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/01/011402
- Lead Sponsor
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Eligible participants will comprise consenting male and female teachers of the selected schools, aged 30 years and above. Participants will have a fluent understanding of spoken Malayalam and be willing to participate in the intervention program.
Exclusion Criteria
No exclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome will be the proportion of hypertensives who achieved adequate control <br/ ><br>Timepoint: After three months of intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method proportion of hypertensives who are aware of the condition and proportion of hypertensives who are on treatment <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Change in risk factors of hypertension such as tobacco, alcohol, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet, and anthropometry (BMI and waist circumference)Timepoint: three months