Personalized coaching via smartphone could curb hypertension before it starts
NCT ID NCT07804420
First seen Sep 04, 2026 ยท Last updated Sep 04, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether a personalized health program delivered through a WeChat mini-program and community health workers can lower blood pressure in adults at high risk of developing hypertension. Researchers will enroll 500 adults aged 35 to 65 in Beijing who have a predicted hypertension risk above 20% but do not yet have the condition. Participants in the intervention group receive tailored education, behavioral goal setting, and tools like salt-restriction spoons, while the control group gets standard health education. The main goal is to see if the program reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A personalized health management program delivered through a WeChat mini-program and community healthcare providers, including health education, behavioral goal setting, and blood pressure monitoring guidance.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a scalable, low-cost way to prevent hypertension in high-risk adults, potentially reducing future heart disease and stroke.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and community-based, so results may not apply broadly. Success depends on participants sticking with the program, and blood pressure changes may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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35 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Aged 35 to 65 years. Permanent resident of Shunyi District, Beijing, China. Identified as being at high risk of developing hypertension through the Hypertension Risk Assessment WeChat mini-program, with a predicted hypertension risk greater than 20%. No current diagnosis of hypertension, with systolic blood pressure \<140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg, and not currently taking antihypertensive medication. Willing to participate in the study and able to provide written informed consent. Owns a smartphone and is able to use basic WeChat functions. Exclusion Criteria: Previously diagnosed hypertension or current use of antihypertensive medications. History of serious cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, such as myocardial infarction or stroke. Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction, malignant tumor, serious psychiatric disorder, or other serious disease. Planning to move out of Shunyi District within the next 9 months. Currently participating in another similar intervention study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 101300, China
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