Village health workers take on high blood pressure in lesotho
NCT ID NCT05684055
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether trained village health workers, using a smartphone app, can effectively manage high blood pressure in rural Lesotho. About 1,350 participants with either uncontrolled or controlled hypertension will receive either community-based care (medication and monitoring by health workers) or standard referral to a clinic. The goal is to see if community care can achieve or maintain healthy blood pressure levels as well as clinic-based care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- First-line antihypertensive single-pill combination (SPC)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that community-based care by lay health workers is an effective way to manage high blood pressure in remote areas, improving access to treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pragmatic trial in a specific rural setting, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention relies on app-guided care, which could face technical or adherence challenges.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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SolidarMed Lesotho
Maseru, Lesotho
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University Hospital Basel, Division of Clinical Epidemiology
Basel, 4051, Switzerland
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