Can home visits and texts tame Nepal's chronic disease crisis?
NCT ID NCT06740708
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether home visits by female community health volunteers plus regular SMS messages can help adults in Pokhara, Nepal, better control high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and smoking. About 2100 participants are split into two groups: one gets the home visits and texts, the other gets usual care. The goal is to see if these simple, low-cost tools can lower blood pressure, blood sugar, and boost smoking quit rates.
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Active substance
behavioral intervention: home visits by female community health volunteers and SMS messages
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a low-cost, scalable model for managing hypertension, diabetes, and smoking in community settings.
What could go wrong
This is a single-city study in Nepal, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may be modest and hard to sustain long-term.
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Locations
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Pokhara Metropolitan City
Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal