Can a phone call boost confidence in managing high blood pressure?
NCT ID NCT07823257
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at Marmara University are testing whether a 12-week telenursing program helps people with hypertension feel more confident about managing their condition and improves their quality of life. The program combines face-to-face education, home blood pressure monitoring training, weekly text messages, and four follow-up phone calls. Seventy-eight adults aged 30 to 65 with a hypertension diagnosis take part, with half receiving the program and half receiving usual care. The trial measures self-efficacy, quality of life, blood pressure, body mass index, and health behaviors at the start, 3 months, and 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Health Belief Model-based telenursing: education plus 12 weeks of phone calls and text messages
- What this could lead to
- If it helps, this approach could give people with high blood pressure a low-cost way to build confidence and manage their condition from home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short study of 78 people, and phone-based support may not work for everyone or last beyond the 12-week program.
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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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78 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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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30 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 30-65 years * Diagnosed with hypertension by a physician * No cognitive or hearing impairments that could hinder communication * Literate * Using a mobile phone * Willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Did not respond to scheduled telephone calls for at least two consecutive weeks * Transferred registration to another Family Health Center * Voluntarily withdrew from the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zümrütevler 2 No'lu Aile Sağlığı Merkezi
Istanbul, 34852, Turkey (Türkiye)
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