Home BP checks and health workers lower blood pressure in rural south africa
NCT ID NCT05492955
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested whether community health workers (CHWs) and home blood pressure monitoring could help adults in rural South Africa control their high blood pressure. Over 770 participants were assigned to different levels of CHW support. The goal was to see if this approach could lower systolic blood pressure and increase the number of people with controlled BP (<140/90 mmHg). The study provides evidence for a scalable, low-cost strategy to manage hypertension in resource-limited settings.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Community health worker care model with home blood pressure monitoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide a practical, low-cost way to manage high blood pressure in underserved rural areas, reducing heart disease and stroke risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed implementation study, not a drug trial. The results may not apply to other regions or populations, and long-term sustainability of the program is uncertain.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)
Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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