Can home visits and texts tame Nepal's chronic disease crisis?

NCT ID NCT06740708

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

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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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hypertensive disorder Tobacco Smoking type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HYPERTENSION TOBACCO SMOKING TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS (T2DM)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Pokhara Metropolitan City

Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal

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